It looks like Malcolm quietly edited one of his articles from last year -.-
This is why I want to see those FOIA requests. I think these will probably be fine though.
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He makes stronger claims then he waters them down.
To tell you a short tale, I was thinking of something he said one day (this was a few months ago), and I decided I would check up on it, and it wasn't there.
He seems to be going into things this time with the assumption that Australia is some sort of fascist state that arrests people left and right for ridiculous things.
And maybe, Australia does have human rights issues, particularly in how the legislature words language in statutes or "guidelines", or that "social media ban for minors".
And transparency is important. FOIA requests which peel the curtain back a bit on the government are important.
But, I think it's premature to make these kinds of assumptions about the government.