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Left Right Think-Tank will examine the effectiveness of counter-terrorism measures in Australia and what impact current legislation has on limiting individual freedoms. Left Right will also review the level of transparency in government; with an emphasis on what government information individuals can access through Freedom of Information provisions and what on grounds can this be rejected. Other topics to be covered include censorship in an open society, growing trends in e-Crime (particularly identity theft) and the extent to which human rights are protected in Australia.
Current key focus areas:
- National security legislation;
- Transparency of government and Freedom of Information; and
- Protection of human rights.
Published
work:
"Pro
choice
or pro life? Criminalisation doesn't work" by Elizabeth Matthews |
September
2009
Education, police powers and the youth justice system are three areas that require significant attention if we are to improve the standards of human rights throughout Australia. The report offers recommendations to address some of the current weaknesses in the system and alternatives that may help in improving the rights of children and young people in Australia.
'Filling the Gap' by Tim
Farhall | Opinion Piece, 24 March 2009
Late last year, the Federal Government announced a nationwide
consultation to establish how Australians want their human rights
protected. At first, this seems strange – we don't think of Australia
as a country where human rights are under threat.