08 July, 2019

The attempts to pressure charities into political silence don't happen in isolation

Scott Morrison loves “quiet Australians”. The Abbott/Turnbull/Morrison government especially loves quiet charities, quiet scientists, quiet environmentalists, quiet journalists, quiet human rights commissioners, quiet workers in quiet unions and a quiet public broadcaster. It will burn for anyone who stays quiet – and threaten to burn down anyone who raises their voice.
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Scott Morrison - believes in miracles
and loves the quiet Australians.
Towards the end of a recent gathering of key leaders from across the housing and homelessness, domestic violence, disability, First Nations, refugee, animal rights, mental health, anti-poverty, environmental, legal, education, gender equality, worker and LGBTIQA+ sectors a union official rose to speak. “After listening to you all for the last two days it seems to me that you all would’ve liked to see a Labor government. Perhaps some of you should’ve said so before May 18.”

Read the story from The Guardian by Brad Chilcott - “The attempts to pressure charities into political silence don't happen in isolation.”

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