I’m catching up a bit here. We must stop the politicians introducing stupid laws.

The Law Council of Australia has published a summary of their concerns over the Anti-Terrorism Bill (No.2) 2005.
The full document is here:

I want to pull out a couple of quotes. Thankyou Law Council for speaking so well and clearly:

Control Orders

Control orders should not be introduced into Australian law.

Persons not charged with or found guilty of a criminal offence should not be subjected by the State to such restrictions on their freedom.

Preventative Detention Orders

Preventative detention orders should not be introduced into Australian law.

Shoot to Kill

Police should not be entitled to cause death when seeking to detain a person the subject of a detention order. Such a person is not suspected of having committed a criminal offence. Police normally have this power when engaged in the process of arresting persons suspected of having
committed a criminal offence.

Sedition

The new offences erode free speech and may be unconstitutional due to their breadth.

Representation by a Lawyer

Communication between a person the subject of a control or detention order and his or her legal adviser should be completely confidential.

It is extraordinary that a person not charged with any criminal offence should not be entitled to at least the same level of confidentiality in communications with his or her lawyer as is provided for persons charged with criminal offences.