Australia Has No Bill Of Rights, And It Shows by Caitlin Johnstone published on 2021-09-08T12:23:51Z In reality, while the pandemic has certainly been a major factor in exacerbating civil rights erosion, Australia's Covid response has simply added to a problem that had already existed and was already getting worse. The 2019 CIVICUS Monitor, a global research group that tracks fundamental freedoms in 196 countries, downgraded Australia from an “open” country to one where civil space has “narrowed”, citing new laws to expand government surveillance, prosecution of whistleblowers, and raids on media organizations. Reading by Tim Foley. Article with links and sources: https://caitlinjohnstone.substack.com/p/australia-has-no-bill-of-rights-and Genre News & Politics