Yes Yabby, but these are the candid thoughts of our decision makers. Not something small, private and effecting only the immediate few. This the truth lying under the enormous weight of spin, supplied by our own Govt's seeking to deliberately mislead us. Or at very least conceal the truth from us.

I think this far too important to take it down to that level.

Perhaps we should have your assets and your bank accounts frozen, so that the donations of your supporters can no longer be used to put such a frivolous viewpoint.

But seriously this issue may well be the most defining issue of our future, if your talking about the control of information, and should not be diverted into to an individual privacy argument.

The stakes are too high to allow that to happen. In a world where few heroes exist except on television.

That's the price you pay for being a politician, Yabby.
If you act, speak, morally and ethically, then you have nothing to worry about. OTOH, if you want to be a slime ball, then look out.

Yabby:

I think there's a slight difference in this case - it being elected
governments whose dealing and activities are being exposed. Governments need to be held accountable and people need access to information so that they can have the ability to make choices, people need to be aware of what their choices are. Policital freedom includes the right to criticize government policies. The right to vote does not have much value if people lack the information to vote in their own best interests. People need information to make informed decisions on political issues.

My apologies David F you are correct, (I had mistakenly assumed she was vice President and not secretary of State).

“Policital freedom includes the right to criticize government policies.”

You can’t in Aussie unless willing to accept the unpleasant consequences alone after losing.

*If you act, speak, morally and ethically, then you have nothing to worry about. OTOH, if you want to be a slime ball, then look out.*

Fair enough RawMustard. We could apply the same principle to your
dealings with your wife, or any employer.

Perhaps they might be interested in your confidential converstations
with others.

You would clearly have no problems with having any of your confidential
conversastions, published on the internet.

We will have to agree to disagree, or perhaps I will just remain
old fashioned about these things. My intergrity matters to me.