Australian Politics

Some of you may be interested in this petition. It currently has over 5,000 signatories.

The Australian Parliament has... passed sweeping new criminal and migration laws that dramatically expand the state’s power over speech, association and expression.

The laws... hand the state the power to criminalise speech, suppress dissent and punish people without due process.

In some cases, decisions may be made without procedural fairness, and penalties can flow from speech, symbolic expression, or perceived association rather than proven wrongdoing.

The laws mark a sharp departure from established Australian values of fairness, proportionality and the rule of law...

Claims of “association” can now ruin lives, leaving people branded and punished without real safeguards or a fair way to fight back, similar to the crack down of The Communist Party in the 1950s.

The fight is not over. Parliament can repeal laws. Powers can be limited. Safeguards can be restored. But only if Australians speak now.
Sign the petition to repeal these laws.