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		<title>Bill of Rights is all but dead :-)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Good news! Bill of Rights is all but dead (but don’t go to sleep)
A-G pulls plug on charter of rights
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/a-g-pulls-plug-on-charter-of-rights/story-e6frg6n6-1225856143528
See ACL press release
http://www.acl.org.au/pdfs/load_pdf_public.pdf?pdf_id=1547&#38;from=national
And remember, www.thepeoplescharter.net.au has a much wider scope than a bill of rights and will serve us into the future. Thanks to all those who have recently signed in.
Lachlan.
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		<link>http://www.thepeoplescharter.net.au/bill-of-rights/bill-of-rights-is-all-but-dead/</link>
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		<title>death of free speech</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ultimately the death of free speech and being able to employ people with shared values in situations where values are intrinsic to their reason for existence – see Andrew Bolt
http://blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/andrewbolt/index.php/heraldsun/comments/victoria_sets_loose_its_discrimination_witchhunters/
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		<link>http://www.thepeoplescharter.net.au/bill-of-rights/death-of-free-speech/</link>
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		<title>Belling the Cat</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Two quotes from Four Fictions: An Argument Against a Charter of Rights
By + Cardinal George Pell, Archbishop of Sydney, 29 April 2008 Address to the Brisbane Institute
The high standard of probity and commitment among judges and politicians in Australia is a blessing we should not take for granted. But as a forum for decisive public [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thepeoplescharter.net.au/bill-of-rights/belling-the-cat/</link>
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		<title>Brennan committee back-up strategy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well done to all for the flurry of sign-ins (70 in last 6 days).  But we need much more so please keep the networking going with emailing/tweeting/facebooking contacts – even talking!  Even though talk of a Bill of Rights has lapsed in the media and it is less and less likely that any bill would [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thepeoplescharter.net.au/bill-of-rights/brennan-committee-back-up-strategy/</link>
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		<title>incremental changes to change Australia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The real worry of Brennan&#8217;s report is that although a human rights act is the core recommendation – which seems less and less likely to go through in the Labor’s present term – it also recommends incremental administrative and legislative changes short of an actual act.  As Paul Kelly, Editor-at-large The Australian writes: It is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thepeoplescharter.net.au/bill-of-rights/incremental-changes-to-change-australia/</link>
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		<title>hate speech</title>
		<description><![CDATA[http://downloads.cbn.com/cbnnewsplayer/cbnplayer.swf?aid=9425
so-called hate speech under vilification laws will be even worse with an Australian Bill of Rights.  We must be active in saying NO.  In order to protect against this say YES to The People’s Charter.
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		<link>http://www.thepeoplescharter.net.au/bill-of-rights/hate-speech/</link>
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		<title>Bills of rights work in favour of minority groups</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bills of rights work in favour of minority groups who wish to push their values on the majority.  They work in conjunction with and give teeth to anti-discrimination and anti-vilification laws.  The liberty to bring up our children with our values is definitely under threat.
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&#38;pageId=118635
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		<link>http://www.thepeoplescharter.net.au/bill-of-rights/bills-of-rights-work-in-favour-of-minority-groups/</link>
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		<title>majoritarian intolerance</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The People’s Charter, if successful, will be attacked on the grounds that it reflects majoritarian intolerance.

But does the view of the people matter?  Is not the will of the people the core of democracy?]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thepeoplescharter.net.au/bill-of-rights/majoritarian-intolerance/</link>
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		<title>costly defence of freedom</title>
		<description><![CDATA[OK, but surely we can also use a bill of rights to protect our liberties and fight decisions made against us?
Yes, certainly we should but remember that the – often protracted – case against you will be government funded while you will have to meet your own expenses and if you lose your case and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thepeoplescharter.net.au/bill-of-rights/costly-defence-of-freedom/</link>
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		<title>minority rights extinguishing freedoms</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So what about human rights legislation being used on behalf of the ordinary person exercising common freedoms?  Useless, as the legislation is there to protect the minority groups.
“The agency director said that stigmatizing or discriminating against majorities is ‘not real discrimination’ and dismissed the man’s objections with laugher saying, ‘Discrimination is something that by definition [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thepeoplescharter.net.au/bill-of-rights/minority-rights-extinguishing-freedoms/</link>
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