Melissa has today spoken in parliament against the National Security Legislation Amendment Bill. “I do not support a number of key elements in this Bill, and I am aware there are further even more controversial Bills coming before the parliament in the near future.” “If we want to continue our lives free from terrorism and orchestrated violence – so the argument goes – we have to accept shifting the balance between freedom and constraint away from the observance of basic rights and towards greater surveillance, more interference, deeper silence. Let me say that no one should be fooled into believing it is as simple as that.” melissaparke.au/speeches/614-restricting-freedom-privacy-could-be-the-real-threat-to-the-nation.html
Posted on: Wed, 01 Oct 2014 01:18:54 +0000