Theo; IMO the fuss is all about the trashing of Australia's values, ill-conceived and backroom decision-making, scaremongering for self-serving political purposes and abuse of policing/military/para-military personnel for opaque political purposes:
"If you were wondering why the Prime Minister, without consulting his cabinet, decided to launch Friday's ham-fisted assault on Australians' freedom of movement, his poor poll ratings are only part of the answer.
He invents faux security measures in a transparent effort to look tough. And, whether it's stripping citizenship or ordering the stopping and questioning of ordinary citizens in their daily lives, Abbott hopes to inflame Labor into opposing him so that he can point gleefully and shout "Labor is soft on terror!" ..." http://www.theage.com.au/comment/bo...ls-the-leadership-vacuum-20150828-gja8cj.html
