The freedom to protest and rights to free speech are being strangled in Australia. CLA has long argued for enforcing the supposed right to protest free of interference in a designated area at Parliament House in Canberra. Now comes reports from South Australia where protestors weren’t allowed to carry banners when Australian Prime Minister Rudd visited for a set-piece media opportunity.
The Adelaide Advertiser reported the event and CLA has now asked the SA Police Minister for an explanataion of what occurred. Read our letter.