Something has gone terribly wrong in this country’s performance in fighting crime and protecting freedom of religion.
This week’s rule of law index published by the World Justice Project has revealed a clear decline in Australia’s global ranking on these measures. In 2015, this country ranked fifth in the world when judged on freedom of religion and belief, and 17th when judged by whether crime was effectively controlled.
After two years of intimidation and violence against Jews, and a sharp surge in crime in Victoria, the entire country’s ranking on these measures has collapsed. We now rank 24th on freedom of religion (down from fifth 10 years ago) and 35th on controlling crime (down from 17th 10 years ago).
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Australians are losing our freedom to practice religion without risking violence or intimidation.
On this measure, as well as crime, we are no longer the country we were 10 years ago. Crime and religious discrimination have transformed Australia.https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/legal-affairs/world-justice-project-re...Consider the facts unveiled on Thursday by the Australian Retailers Association. The retailers made the point that Victoria accounts for 35 per cent of total retail crime across the nation. This state has 60 per cent more of this type of crime than any other jurisdiction.
The statistics tell the story: Victoria police recorded 82,152 incidents of retail crime last year – an increase of 27.6 per cent.
But in the 12 months to June this year, another 99,114 offences took place – which means this form of crime in Victoria grew by another 20 per cent on top of the previous year’s 27.6 per cent.
have quick military trials and gallows waiting outside the court house.
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