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Why Australia’s spy chief should be fired Presented by Elisa Barwick and Robert Barwick Also on the show: Make banks sweat over cash fight As usual government rolls over on corporate crime US reinvents military-industrial complex Is Barnaby taking money from China? Become a member of the Australian Citizens Party: https://citizensparty.org.au/membership?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=membership&utm_content=20260212_cit_rep Donate to support the Citizens Party campaigns: https://citizensparty.org.au/donate?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=end_screen&utm_campaign=cit_rep_donation&utm_content=20260212_cit_rep For cheques and direct deposits, call 1800 636 432 Lookup your Senator here: https://citizensparty.org.au/aus-senate Back in 2003, Anthony Albanese excoriated the bill that gave ASIO secret police powers, in a fiery speech that he opened with this quote: “Naturally, the common people don’t want war, but after all, it is the leaders of a country who determine the policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag people along whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. This is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in every country.” “These are the words of Hermann Goering, Hitler’s Reich Marshal, at the Nuremberg trials. They are very relevant to this debate here today.” The future prime minister attacked the interrogation powers being granted to ASIO in that bill: “This draconian measure even applies to those not even suspected of any offence. In other words, a person may be detained and questioned by ASIO simply because of the activities of a family friend or a university group of which they were once a member. … Similar draconian arrest and detention regimes have in the past facilitated the mistreatment of refugee detainees. Not only does this contravene the most basic of civil liberties; it also applies to children. “This legislation is without precedent in Australia’s post Second World War legal history. Contact Albanese's office: https://www.pm.gov.au/contact#no-back Read the Alert article - Beware military-industrial complex!: https://citizensparty.org.au/us-economic-regroup-beware-military-industrial-complex Read the Alert article - A joke of a response to power of big four consultants: https://citizensparty.org.au/a-joke-of-a-response-to-power-of-big-four-consultants Sign the petition: Repeal, don’t expand, ASIO’s authoritarian secret police powers: https://citizensparty.org.au/media-releases/sign-the-petition-repeal-dont-expand-asios-authoritarian-secret-police-powers Sign the Citizens Party Petition to create an Australia Post Bank!: https://info.citizensparty.org.au/auspost-bank-petition Subscribe to the Australian Alert Service: https://info.citizensparty.org.au/subscribe?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=AAS_subscibe&utm_content=20260212_cit_rep Sign up for ACP media releases: https://citizensparty.org.au/join-email-list?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=join_email&utm_content=20260212_cit_rep Contact your MP (search by name or electorate): https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members Visit the Citizens Party Campaigns page for a run down of the branch closure media coverage: https://citizensparty.org.au/campaigns Follow us on: X: https://x.com/CitizensPartyAU TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@citizenspartyau Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CitizensPartyAU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/CitizensPartyAU YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/CitizensPartyAU LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/citizenspartyau Telegram: https://t.me/CitizensPartyAU