The culture of silencing, attacks and labelling human rights advocacy and of holding all Governments to account, without exception, is beneath Australia, and Australians.
We should never be fearful to stand up for human rights.
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Sussan Ley’s reactions to the Dunkley result prompts me to find (or invent) a word that is apt to describe the delusional-sad-funny sense her response invokes. Maybe—
Leyconic: Something said with a straight face that is so absurd it borders between sad and hilarious.
"The Australian Government collects more money from HECS than it does from the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax.
"Thank you, children. You're the backbone of our economy, not the gas industry."
Executive Director Richard Denniss at @PressClubAust
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Feels like a good time to observe that @bairdjulia and @ellenmfanning are two of the very best in the business. Curious, cut-through and collegiate hosts of a show that strove to platform conversation over spectacle, shrillness and superficiality.
I'd certainly like to see prominent journalists with power investigate how two private citizens had their conversation recorded for the purposes of meddling in a major trial than where a dog sleeps or whether a random journo had their fee-fees hurt today but hey, that's just me
Dan Tehan this morning, declaring the government need not be constrained by a high court ruling.
"What I would say to the minister is say to your department that you want [to re-detain people who the court says can't be detained indefinitely] ...