Australia’s status as an open democracy downgraded by The CIVICUS Monitor

Re:Australia’s status as an open democracy downgraded by The... by PixyMisa on Saturday December 07, 2019 @07:29AM (#21729922)

The article doesn't go into any specifics. But I can't say I disagree, unfortunately, with actions like the bipartisan legislation on strong encryption last year.

Australia needs to adopt the US Bill of Rights - just cross out "Congress" and write in "Parliament" and be done.

It won't stop abuses, but would give a way to fight back.

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Re:Australia’s status as an open democracy downgraded by The... by senectus1 on Saturday December 07, 2019 @08:58AM (#21730278)

yeah I dont disagree, but I find it hard to believe that the US has the same rating as Aus...

Also, is it just me or is that map just a double of "Left or Right aligned" ?

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Re:Australia’s status as an open democracy downgraded by The... by PixyMisa on Saturday December 07, 2019 @10:04AM (#21730601)

They list New Zealand as "open" when that country just passed new laws - almost overnight - allowing people to be jailed for their speech.

So yes, they have a lot of bias. They are pointing out real problems, but they are also ignoring real problems.

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