Politicians claim to pass more and more anti-terror laws in order to retain us secure. They don’t,but they do erode our democracyHere we fade again. A crime related to terrorism takes place – on this occasion the tragic shooting of a New South Wales police worker by an allegedly radicalised teenager – and lawmakers react by drafting more laws. It has been this way since 9/11 when the Howard government, aided by the Labor party, or inserted draconian anti-terror laws into the Commonwealth Criminal Code Act and introduced ancillary laws to cast a pall of secrecy over legal processes involving terrorism charges. nearly 60 pieces of legislation dealing with terrorism beget been passed since 2002. Related: Australians' rights and freedom to speak out under threat,warns UN official Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com