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Human rights activists have pushed for a new online surveillance bill to be culled, saying it s a draconian and extreme infringement on people s right to privacy.
Bill Rowlings, CEO of rights group Civil Liberties Australia, has called for the proposed Surveillance Legislation Amendment Identify and Disrupt Bill 2020 to be abandoned. These are particularly draconian and particularly bad, so my message would be to throw these out, start again and get some proper consultation from the beginning, he told SBS News. They are draconian, right wing, extreme, they are removing civil liberties and human rights from Australians.
Kieran Pender from the Human Rights Law centre presents a statement to a parliamentary committee.
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Police won t charge Australian minister accused of rape
Police have ruled out investigating an unnamed Australian Cabinet minister over an allegation that he raped a 16-year-old girl more than 30 years ago
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press
March 2, 2021, 11:16 AM
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CANBERRA, Australia Police on Tuesday ruled out investigating an unnamed Australian Cabinet minister over an allegation that he raped a 16-year-old girl more than 30 years ago.
The decision by New South Wales state police adds pressure on Prime Minister Scott Morrison to establish an independent investigation to examine the accusation.
NSW police have closed an investigation into allegations of a 1988 rape against an Australian cabinet minister after concluding they didn’t have enough admissible evidence.
Rest of World News: Police on Tuesday ruled out investigating an unnamed Australian Cabinet minister over an allegation that he raped a 16-year-old girl more than 30 year
Brittany Higgins' rape allegation has rocked Australian politics - renewing prevailing concerns over the treatment of women and workplace culture of Parliament House.