Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Nov 21^st, 2019 at 3:40pm:



What on earth did he do that not even the charges could be known by us?

Frank wrote on Nov 21^st, 2019 at 5:06pm:


Former. The precedent is set though

Spot

Frank wrote on Nov 21^st, 2019 at 5:06pm:




In places like North Korea, The [shiny] Peoples Republic of China, and the ISLAMIC Republic of Iran,
everyone many who comes before their national law courts, is accused of being 'in possession of state secrets'.

Frank wrote on Nov 21^st, 2019 at 5:06pm:



So espionage trials are held in secret?

Always have been - you just missed it...

" a government that subordinates the individual to the state and strictly controls all aspects of life by coercive measures"

When has that never been the case here?  When have the legal and civil rights of the ordinary person ever been upheld here?  Started to get even worse when Keating held a gun to the head of the states and demanded that they introduce' uniform domestic violence laws' - 'laws' that directly abrogated legal and civil rights and contravened the Rule of Law.... and still do on an escalating scale... 'laws' by which 'government' declared war on men in this nation, and then wondered why there was a reaction .....

The beauty of it was that they could pick them off one at a time.... but that could only last until enough had been viciously violated and raped of their legal rights - then the retaliation began - and will continue until these stupid non-laws are withdrawn and replaced by legal and common sense and genuine equal treatment as required under law.

Then these non-laws were reinforced in the Family court with its stupid and politically directed decisions to favour one over another.  Then there is Affirmative Action....

If ever there was a sign of totalitarianism, including the introduction of illegal laws into jurisprudence - that is and was one. 

Do you think a genuine government of the people would ever have been allowed to get away with this clear violence against law and against civil rights and equal treatment?  Why do you imagine so very many despise government these days, including some who cynically enter it for self-advancement and just play the game for the benefits?  Why is there increasing unrest in the community - once that community began to realise that emasculating the nation meant there was zero opposition to any government in its clear pursuit of reduction of the populace under poverty?  Why are more women being killed and there is no reduction in sight?  Why do idiots who claim to be seeking a solution to this 'crisis' want to simply increase the pressure on men in some absurd hope that doing so will bash those men into submission instead of retaliation?

Now what kind of moron would even consider such a stupid policy assault on 50% of the populace, and think he/she could get away with it?   

The_Barnacle wrote on Nov 24^th, 2019 at 9:48am:



see here:

https://yourrighttoknow.com.au/media-freedom/


You have a right to know what the governments you elect are doing in your name. But in Australia today, the media is prevented from informing you, people who speak out are penalised and journalism that shines a light on matters you deserve to know about is criminalised. This needs to change. 87 per cent of Australians value a free and transparent democracy where the public is kept informed. Sadly, only 37 per cent believe this is happening in Australia today^. Australians have been slowly losing their right to know how their government operates and about issues that affect their families and finances. For the last 20 years, the federal government has been issuing tighter and tighter laws on what information is shared with the public.

Australians have a right to know:

    which aged care facilities have a history of neglect and abuse when considering where their loved ones are cared for
    that Australian land is sold to foreign owners and the terms of those deals are kept secret
    that the government has plans to undertake secret surveillance of Australian citizens
    that the Australian Tax Office can take money from your account without you knowing