"A civilised society is judged by its adherence to the rule of law, to due process and the ease with which all people would have access to the law. It is judged by the way it treats minority groups.
"Australia would be - is - judged badly. Today for a variety of reasons, but not least because the Government has sought to set Muslims aside, discrimination and defamation against Muslims has been rising dramatically. Too many have taken the easy path and accepted the Government's contentions that Muslims aren't like us and therefore it doesn't matter if discrimination occurs and if access to the law does not apply."
The words of a rabid liberal lefty? Nope! None other than former PM Malcolm Fraser. As Mike Carleton writes in his weekly column in the SMH Fraser, "like a good red wine, gets better with age". This week's column is particularly insightful. And don't forget to read the last item in Carleton's column about his former teacher. Very moving!
"Australia would be - is - judged badly. Today for a variety of reasons, but not least because the Government has sought to set Muslims aside, discrimination and defamation against Muslims has been rising dramatically. Too many have taken the easy path and accepted the Government's contentions that Muslims aren't like us and therefore it doesn't matter if discrimination occurs and if access to the law does not apply."
The words of a rabid liberal lefty? Nope! None other than former PM Malcolm Fraser. As Mike Carleton writes in his weekly column in the SMH Fraser, "like a good red wine, gets better with age". This week's column is particularly insightful. And don't forget to read the last item in Carleton's column about his former teacher. Very moving!
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