Tingo on Nostr: The only legislation guaranteed to pass the Australian Parliament's final sitting ...

The only legislation guaranteed to pass the Australian Parliament's final sitting week are the Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Reform) Bill 2024 and Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2024.

Both are draconian measures supported by Albanese and Dutton, who have formed an alliance to ensure they pass. Both were introduced within the last week and both will fly through parliament with minimal scrutiny.

One ensures Labor and the Coalition will benefit from over $140 million in public funds while political opponents are defunded and the other is backed by old media companies, set on inflicting damage on social media, and is aimed at destroying online privacy for all Australians.

Both are radical reforms that benefit the major parties and their supporters, and the speed and ease with which both have been pushed through the Parliament make a mockery of the redundant phrase, 'both sides of politics.'

https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r7284

https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r7280

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