Civil Liberties Australia

Promoting people’s rights and civil liberties. It is non-party political and independent of other organisations.
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Promoting people’s rights and civil liberties. It is non-party political and independent of other organisations.

  • CLArion April 2025: Candidates – Tell us where you stand on US chaos

    28 March 2025

    Never have Australians voted amid such international uncertainty and chaos. Because of that, the political parties and all local candidates must clearly state the approach they will take to US President Donald Trump’s current and future assaults on stable and sensible global affairs. It’s time to recalibrate our own fundamental values in dealings with the world: to be able do that properly, first we must confirm our basic internal standards, rights and liberties that comprise Australia’s ethical infrastructure.

    Other highlights in this issue include:

    • Parliamentary Education Office needs contractor to educate students?
    • Election 2025: Beware the Law ’n’ Order campaigning, based on fearmongering
    • SPECIAL REPORT: Human Righrs and the Australian Parliament
    • 87% support Human Rights Act; only 4% oppose one
    • Judges and inquiries lead to…more judges and inquries
    • Rights ignored, major consultation dismissed, by Qld government
    • NT descends into farce amid secret appointments and contracting
    • Australia should cash in on Scandinavian experience

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  • CLArion March 2025: Election will test righteousness v justice

    1 March 2025

    The coming federal election result will demonstrate clearly how Australia stands in relation to a world trend towards self righteous indignation benefiting the few contrasted with greater social justice lifting the many. Even global media barons, like Rupert Murdoch, are painting themselves as much-put-upon underdogs, as we report in this issue. 

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  • Human Rights for Oz: when & why PM should act

    12 February 2025
    As the 2025 federal election looms, CLA believes it’s time for PM Albanese’s Labor Party to promise Australia that they will enact a federal Human Rights Act in the next Parliament, if returned to power, before the end of 2026. ATTACHED is CLA’s direct letter to the PM, asking for that promise, and background papers ...
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  • CLArion FEB 2025: CLA calls on Labor to commit to HR Act

    1 February 2025

    Civil Liberties Australia – in its customary Australia Day letter – has called on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to commit to a social justice program, including a Human Rights Act for Australia, if he and the Labor Party are re-elected in the coming months. After four years of active campaigning, CLA believes a re-elected Labor govt would have plenty of support from the Greens, Independents, and the ‘teals/etc” to pass such legislation. Meanwhile, recent state election results, coupled with the likely return of the govt in WA, means Australia is tilting strongly towards a nationwide police state mentality.

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