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Australias law enforcement community have a strong influence on Australian culture, and it is they who are lobbying for more restrictions on Australians' free s
by fit2rule 7y ago
Australias law enforcement community have a strong influence on Australian culture, and it is they who are lobbying for more restrictions on Australians' free speech, censorship, and use of cryptography. There isn't really any legislation which protects free speech in Australia, like there are in many other western nations - there is instead an 'implied right' granted to Australian citizens by the sovereign, but this is mostly an untested grey area at the moment - and Australians in general don't care about their basic human rights as long as there are avocados to smash.
- torified 7y agoSome Australians care but all of these horrific laws are getting passed with bipartisan support.
- fit2rule 7y agoYes, its a terrible state of affairs when the people of a nation as resourceful as Australia, are not ruled by individuals who represent the will of the people. Then again, the will of the people - alas, easily modified at scale in Australia - is not something we can always depend on to do the right thing. Australia has many, many examples of the collective will of the populace resulting in heinous conditions ...