"Lawyer slams Taser option to herd asylum seekers"

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-08-01/gillard-asylum-seekers-malaysia/2819786

terrifying.

"Indigenous children feel they lack human rights: report"

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/07/06/3262754.htm

"Malaysia-bound detainees 'denied medical care'"

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/06/22/3250812.htm

"UN human rights review takes aim at Australia"

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/06/06/3236791.htm

"Youth feel targeted by swear jar law"

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/05/31/3231985.htm

this certainly falls into "the crap people care about when they want to ignore real issues" category.

"Foreign rig workers 'paid $3 an hour'"

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/04/27/3201880.htm

"Gillard raises human rights with Chinese premier"

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/04/26/3200617.htm

sounds rather non-specific, but at least it was mentioned...

"Man to be deported after 40 years in Australia"

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/04/16/3193402.htm

shame I thought this would have stopped with the change in government. I have to say it really does look like, as his advocates say, he is being punished a second time for a crime he already spent 12 years in gaol for. Also it's not fair to England to say 'here, you deal with our criminals'.

"Brisbane rape victim sues UAE luxury hotel"

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/29/3176901.htm

"Aborigines outraged after hotel booking snub"

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/25/3173515.htm

"Soldiers accused of mistreating Afghan detainees"

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/23/3171935.htm

"Lake Tyers protesters plan march for autonomy"

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/21/3169396.htm

"Aboriginal community calls for return of democracy"

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/18/3167692.htm

6 years is a long time...

"Tear gas used on Christmas Island detainees"

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/14/3163406.htm

note Abbott's response seems to be "more oppression will fix it"

"Rupert Murdoch BSkyB takeover gets government go-aheah"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12631875

"East Timor's independence"

http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/101east/2011/02/2011223152231965118.html

"Refugees on the run and off the radar"

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/refugees-on-the-run-and-off-the-radar/story-e6freuy9-1226008395129

alright it's plainly a push poll, but still the results are disturbing (and not just because people can't recognise a push poll when they see one!).