Dan Deniehy was elected as the member of Argyle to the NSW Parliament at age 28. He ran on a platform as an independent liberal and described himself in his opening speech at the Lyceum Theatre as "the most rabid little democrat" ever to represent the people of Argyle. (more)
Amongst the research digests flying out of the Parliamentary Library to keep up with the flurry of legislation the Howard Government is rushing through parliament is an analysis paper on the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment (Terrorist Material) Bill 2007 [pdf]. The bill is aimed at making "publications, films or computer games that advocate terrorist acts be refused classification". As the paper notes this effectively makes it illegal to sell or distribute such material. (more)
