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"Australians’ ability to protest has again been in the news this week. Against
the background of an armed conflict in the Middle East and rallies nationwide,
the government has suggested Australia should establish a permit system for all
protests.
Minister for the NDIS and Government Services Bill Shorten made the suggestion
on television this week:
how the permit system works is it doesn’t stop people protesting, but the
purpose of is to look at the circumstances […] I don’t necessarily think it
should apply to industrial relations, but for some of these protests we’ve
seen week in, week out, I do think that having a permit system would at
least straighten it up.
So what are protest laws like around the country? Do any states or territories
have this permit system, and should they? And importantly, what effect do these
laws have on the right to protest?"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
