Senator Julian McGauran
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LABOR BILL UNDERMINES SEX OFFENDER LAWS
A proposed Labor Government Bill requiring all Federal laws to be reconciled against United Nations (UN) treaties could result in the weakening of certain child sex offender laws in Australia. The Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Bill 2010 ... (8-Jul)

LABOR’S HIDDEN AGENDA FOR DE FACTO BILL OF RIGHTS
A call was made today for Prime Minister Julia Gillard to drop the Government’s plan to require all Australian laws to be vetted against United Nations (UN) treaties. The Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Bill 2010 introduced into the House ... (5-Jul)

Salo To Be Taken To The Federal Court
A coalition of community groups and public representatives have today appealed to the Federal Court against the release of the movie Salo. Victorian Liberal Senator for Victoria Julian McGauran said the Rudd Government has failed to protect the ... (15-Jun)

Minister O'Connor Fails To Defend Community Standards
A claim was made today that the Minister for Home Affairs Brendan O’Connor’s failure to take action against the release of the movie Salo to DVD shows his placid acceptance of its release into the community. Victorian Liberal Senator Julian ... (18-May)

Minister Must Override Movie Release
A call was made today for the Minister for Home Affairs, the Hon Brendan O’Connor to override a decision by the Classification Review Board to release the formerly banned movie Salo onto DVD. Minister O’Connor is responsible for both the ... (6-May)

Classification Chair Called to Break His Silence
A call was made today for the Chairman of the Classification Board, Mr Donald McDonald to break his silence and make a full public explanation as to why the Board saw fit to release the controversial movie Salo. Victorian Liberal Senator, ... (20-Apr)

CLASSIFICATION BOARD FAILS COMMUNITY STANDARDS TEST
A call was made today for the Chairman of the Classification Board, Mr Donald McDonald to resign or be sacked from the Board following its decision to re-release the formerly banned movie Salo onto DVD. Victorian Liberal Senator, Julian McGauran ... (16-Apr)

CSIRO A POLITICAL PUPPET
A claim was made that Australia’s premier research body, the CSIRO has been stripped of its traditional independence and is now a political vehicle for the Federal Government. Victorian Senator and member of the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs ... (16-Mar)

AWI DIRECTORS SHEIL AND OLSSON MUST RESIGN
A call was made today for Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) directors Dr Meredith Sheil and Mr Chick Olsson to resign their positions. The resignation call was made following a signed letter by nine major clients of Australian wool accusing the ... (11-Mar)

Foreign Minister Called to Be Silent
A call was made today for the Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith to start acting more like Australia’s chief diplomat and stop publicly pointing the finger at Israel as the culprit of the Mahmoud al-Mabhouh assassination. Mahmoud al-Mabhouh a ... (26-Feb)

PARDON BREAKER MORANT
A call was made today for the Federal Attorney-General to demand a pardon for the Australian and Boer War legend Breaker Morant and co-accused Peter Handcock and George Witton. Lieutenants Morant and Handcock were executed in Pretoria on 27 ... (9-Feb)

Iran Stupid
A call was made today for the Australian Government to make the halting of Iran’s quest for nuclear weapons the number one security issue for 2010. Julian McGauran, Victorian Liberal Party Senator and member of the Joint House Intelligence and ... (4-Feb)

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