The UK already has a law that is somewhat related to this (and was probably an inspiration for this)[1], but the proposed Australian bill has a ridiculously low

The UK already has a law that is somewhat related to this (and was probably an inspiration for this)[1], but the proposed Australian bill has a ridiculously low standard and no judicial oversight. Even if you think that breaking all encryption systems used in Australia would stop terrorism (and that it would be a fair deal) you should still argue that it needs judicial oversight to stop us from forming a police state. I can't believe it's actually necessary to argue to our MPs that a bill proposing access to every encrypted message that has anything to do with Australia without any judicial oversight is precisely the sort of tool that a police state wants -- and that even if they agree with the crux of the bill (which they shouldn't) that the bill itself is fucking insane. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Investigatory_Powers_Act_2016 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Investigatory_Powers_Act_2016