Queensland Liberals are taking a leaf out of the Howard-Costello playbook on crunching free speech for charities and non-government organisations. Just after we published my book chapter on Howard’s multi-pronged attack on free speech led by the IPA, readers advised that Campbell Newman was copying Howard’s policy of gagging NGOs who received government funding. Federal […]
Howard’s blueprint for Abbott to stifle dissent
March 12, 2013
By Margo Kingston March 12, 2013 This chapter from Still Not Happy, John! (Pengiun, 2007) is required reading for activists and people in non-government organisations which advocate for change. John Howard’s government systematically sought to stifle democratic dissent with the help of the Institute of Public Affairs (IPA). Believe it or not, the Howard government […]
Fight for freedom like IPA: Brandis to Human Rights Commission
February 22, 2013
By Greg Barns February 22. 2013 Expect to see political interference in the work of the Human Rights Commission – the national guardian of our human rights – under an Abbott Government. Likely Attorney-General Senator George Brandis this week hinted at what might be in store in an interview with The Australian. He said the HRC was […]
