Labor’s huge parliamentary majority means the second Albanese government can now convert people’s previous hope and tacit expectation into the reality of a long-promised Human Rights Act for the nation. Albo’s HRA will embed a ‘fair go’ into Australian law, for which he will be forever remembered. Based on a dialogue model guaranteeing parliament remains supreme, the draft Bill gives people ready remedies to right government wrongs. Combined, the HRA infrastructure will start to restore Australians trust in government: a lack of trust anchors the nation’s progress in ways as diverse as holding back public sector productivity to increasing the risk of a growing ‘sovereign citizen’ movement.
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- Special report: The spooky ‘ Community’
- Defining ‘terrorist’ and ’terrorism’ 25 years on
- Robodebt Mark 2 raises its head
- ]Freedom of belief/speech under threat