Federal MP Andrew Wilkie has accused the federal government of exploiting fears about terrorism to rush through new national security laws that push Australia towards a police state. At some point in the future well have spies kicking in doors and using force with no police alongside them and that is another step towards a police state, he said. Why is the government – with the oppositions support – wanting to overreach like this? I can only assume the government is wanting to capitalise on and exploit the current security environment. I can only assume that the security agencies are delighted they have been invited to fill in a blank cheque. It is clearly overreach by the security services who have basically been invited to write an open cheque. And the government, which wants to beat its chest and look tough on national security, said, Well sign that. And the opposition, which is desperate to look just as tough on national security, said, Well countersign that cheque too.
Posted on: Wed, 01 Oct 2014 04:15:00 +0000
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