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Australians definitely seem to have embraced living in an authoritarian and autocratic state. There are way too many examples in recent memory: https://www.the
by 1cvmask 5y ago
Australians definitely seem to have embraced living in an authoritarian and autocratic state. There are way too many examples in recent memory:
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jul/09/australias-world-first-anti-encryption-law-should-be-overhauled-independent-monitor-says https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jul/09/austr...
Threatening journalists for exposing Australian war crimes:
https://www.afr.com/companies/media-and-marketing/jail-threats-hanging-over-journalists-heads-unacceptable-20200812-p55kuk https://www.afr.com/companies/media-and-marketing/jail-threa...
And of course how the Australian government has disavowed Julian Assange.
https://jacobinmag.com/2021/12/australia-julian-assange-wikileaks-journalism-extradition-to-united-states https://jacobinmag.com/2021/12/australia-julian-assange-wiki...
Dictatorships will be freer for Australians at this rate.
- GekkePrutser 5y agoI wonder how this will play out with the AU/NZ alliance with free travel etc. NZ seems to be getting more progressive while Australia becomes more conservative. Will there be a point where something has to give?
- arran-nz 5y agoUnfortunately, since 2018, New Zealand has a similar law in place [0]. [0]: https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2018/0004/latest/DLM7039503.html?search=sw_096be8ed81b47b3d_password_25_se&p=1&sr=0 https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2018/0004/latest/...
- shric 5y agoYou forgot the time we literally weren't allowed to leave during most of 2020 and 2021. https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/australia-drugs-regulator-approves-booster-doses-pfizer-covid-19-vaccine-2021-10-26/ https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/...