Report says rights must be strengthened after attacks on whistleblowers and press,the curbing of peaceful protests and the sidelining of courtsAustralia is facing a “corrosive” decline in democracy as sweeping laws seek to stifle press freedom, curb community advocacy and sideline courts, or according to a new report from the Human Rights Law Centre.
The report looks at the state of democracy in Australia at a time when parts of civil society are being impeded by wide state and federal laws.
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Source: theguardian.com