The government of my country have just done three nasty things with their mandate in the senate:
1. New IR laws that take away basic rights of employment hard won over the last 100 years and drag us kicking and screaming back to the 19th century where the employer holds all the cards.
2. Legislated that student unions are to become voluntary
3. Introduced draconian sedition laws that cramp every individual's right to dissent. First in the firing line are Muslims, second are unions and third is anyone who thinks that what the government has done to date, is doing now and may do in the future is wrong. 7 years jail is the potential punishment for having a dissenting opinion.
I hate living in a police state!
1. New IR laws that take away basic rights of employment hard won over the last 100 years and drag us kicking and screaming back to the 19th century where the employer holds all the cards.
2. Legislated that student unions are to become voluntary
3. Introduced draconian sedition laws that cramp every individual's right to dissent. First in the firing line are Muslims, second are unions and third is anyone who thinks that what the government has done to date, is doing now and may do in the future is wrong. 7 years jail is the potential punishment for having a dissenting opinion.
I hate living in a police state!
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Re: Sedition in Australia
Sat, December 10, 2005 - 7:06 PMIs that for real??? -
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Re: Sedition in Australia
Sun, December 11, 2005 - 6:30 PMAbsolutely.
The sedition section of new 'anti-terrorism' legislation is particularly frightening as it has the potential to silence independent media reporting and the public voicing of dissent.
Historically, this sort of legislation causes more dissent, not less, so it will be interesting to see what happens when the government begins using it to stifle freedom of opinion.
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