Something is happening to Australia’s democracy. It’s happening right before our eyes, in federal Parliament, on national television, on the front of our daily newspapers. And we’re applauding it. With little debate, and even less contestation, civil liberties and safeguards developed over hundreds of years are being whittled away, constrained, or removed altogether. In the process, the relatively tolerant and multicultural society that Australia has built since the 1970s is facing its sternest test. If you don’t believe me, listen to the Prime Minister.
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