Liberty Victoria Comment on the Health Legislation Amendment (Information Sharing) Bill 2023 (Vic)
The Bill, which would create a centralised database for the medical records of every patient in the public health system, does not sufficiently protect Victorians’ right to privacy. Vitally, Victorians will not have the ability to ‘opt […]
From major powers Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, to rural Australian municipalities, political leaders are challenging the current financial order and rolling out new mechanisms to replace it.
There has been a concerted effort by BRICS nations, with a growing retinue of collaborators, to ramp up functions of […]
Coalition of organisations says changes would have ‘devastating impact on press freedom’ and are not in public interest
Media companies have rejected a proposal to reform Australian privacy law, warning that the changes – including a right to sue outlets for serious invasions of privacy – are not in […]
Environmental attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has revealed his intention to join the 2024 Democratic presidential race, setting his sights on the White House. This revelation emerged as Kennedy filed documents with the United States Federal Election […]
The Albanese government’s politicking on Assange has done many things. It’s provided attention, where they’d been a lack under Morrison. It’s given hope to supporters, even if that’s fast dwindling. And it’s bestowed the PM and cabinet with a justice-seeking, rights-upholding sheen.
The latest AEC disclosures show that big donors continue to dominate the funding of parties, and campaign spending remains at record levels.
From 1998-2021 the top 5% of donors funded 76.4% of all donations.
In 2022 the top 10 individual donors contributed $137.5 million to parties and […]
Instead of giving big corporations “bogus” carbon credits while they continue to degrade soil, air and water quality, we should pay authentic organic and regenerative farmers for the beneficial ecosystem services they provide.
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The Institute of Public Affairs’s Daniel Wild this week left Australians in doubt about how bad this Constitutional rewrite would be.
On ABC Perth, he spoke about the IPA’s research into what he described as New Zealand’s Maori Voice, called the Waitangi […]
