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Australia, one of the most open, free and fair places in the world, into which millions are trying to migrate because of this ... is now a 'right wing authorita

Australia, one of the most open, free and fair places in the world, into which millions are trying to migrate because of this ... is now a 'right wing authoritarian state'? I think we need to look at the specific information in question. FYI here's a summary of Australia shield laws [1] (sorry, it's not very good) [1] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/07/australia-journalist-protection-shield-laws https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/07/australia-jour...

anonymousDan 7y ago
Uhm, doctors and medical professionals wanting to expose the rape and abuse of child refugees on Nauru might disagree with you.
- sonnyblarney 7y ago
  Disagree with which part? Exposing illegal activity would seem to be confidently within the bounds of 'whistle blowing'.
  - cyphar 7y ago
    There have been numerous attempts to have independent investigations of the abuses in Nauru and Manus Island and they've been blocked many times by the government. There is also evidence of child rape by the guards of these modern-day internment camps, with no resolution that I've hear of by the government. The government is not interested in investigating these hideous abuses and conditions at all. In fact they were trying to find the whistleblowers (probably to prosecute them) rather than investigating the allegations of rape and torture[1]. [1]: https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/federal-government-asks-australian-federal-police-to-find-nauru-whistleblowers-20150930-gjyj0i.html https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/federal-government-a...
cyphar 7y ago
> Australia, one of the most open, free and fair places in the world I'm not sure what Australia you live in. We are currently torturing asylum seekers, with unlimited detention periods (the only nation on earth who allows this). A recent whistleblower that showed corruption within the ATO (to Americans: the IRS) is facing charges that would land him with 160 years in prison. We've neglected and abused the native population to the point that Aboriginal teenager suicide rates are among the highest in the world. Our education system is failing to the point where our education system has the same standards as third world nations -- we rank lower in science and maths than Kazakhstan. In 2015, laws were passed to punish whistleblowers, journalists, AND THE PUBLIC if ASIO (Americans: the NSA) information becomes public. We are the only nation on earth to pass draconian anti-privacy laws that other nations' leaders can only dream of. We don't have any laws guaranteeing freedom of speech, privacy, or any other freedoms we take for granted -- and we are the only western democracy where this is the case. Don't get me wrong, I hope Australia does get better -- after all, I deeply want it to because I've grown up here. But if you think that the Australia of today is in any way "one of the most open, free and fair places in the world" you're simply mistaken. Yes it's better than living in Saudi Arabia but that shouldn't be an accomplishment.
- NedIsakoff 7y ago
  "We are currently torturing asylum seekers, with unlimited detention periods (the only nation on earth who allows this)." - China would love a word with you..
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anonymousDan 7y ago

Uhm, doctors and medical professionals wanting to expose the rape and abuse of child refugees on Nauru might disagree with you.

sonnyblarney 7y ago
Disagree with which part? Exposing illegal activity would seem to be confidently within the bounds of 'whistle blowing'.
- cyphar 7y ago
  There have been numerous attempts to have independent investigations of the abuses in Nauru and Manus Island and they've been blocked many times by the government. There is also evidence of child rape by the guards of these modern-day internment camps, with no resolution that I've hear of by the government. The government is not interested in investigating these hideous abuses and conditions at all. In fact they were trying to find the whistleblowers (probably to prosecute them) rather than investigating the allegations of rape and torture[1]. [1]: https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/federal-government-asks-australian-federal-police-to-find-nauru-whistleblowers-20150930-gjyj0i.html https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/federal-government-a...

cyphar 7y ago

> Australia, one of the most open, free and fair places in the world I'm not sure what Australia you live in. We are currently torturing asylum seekers, with unlimited detention periods (the only nation on earth who allows this). A recent whistleblower that showed corruption within the ATO (to Americans: the IRS) is facing charges that would land him with 160 years in prison. We've neglected and abused the native population to the point that Aboriginal teenager suicide rates are among the highest in the world. Our education system is failing to the point where our education system has the same standards as third world nations -- we rank lower in science and maths than Kazakhstan. In 2015, laws were passed to punish whistleblowers, journalists, AND THE PUBLIC if ASIO (Americans: the NSA) information becomes public. We are the only nation on earth to pass draconian anti-privacy laws that other nations' leaders can only dream of. We don't have any laws guaranteeing freedom of speech, privacy, or any other freedoms we take for granted -- and we are the only western democracy where this is the case. Don't get me wrong, I hope Australia does get better -- after all, I deeply want it to because I've grown up here. But if you think that the Australia of today is in any way "one of the most open, free and fair places in the world" you're simply mistaken. Yes it's better than living in Saudi Arabia but that shouldn't be an accomplishment.

NedIsakoff 7y ago
"We are currently torturing asylum seekers, with unlimited detention periods (the only nation on earth who allows this)." - China would love a word with you..
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