Raiding journalists. Intimidating whistleblowers. Now outlawing boycotts? The Australian govt is showing a worrying trend towards silencing critics – particularly on environment and climate. (Thread 👇) washingtonpost.com/world/2019/11/… #auspol #yourrighttoknow #climate
Worth asking who stands to gain from making boycotts illegal? Last attempt to outlaw secondary boycotts came from the logging industry under the Abbott government. This time it’s the coal industry wanting to stop climate boycotts. theguardian.com/environment/20… #auspol #yourrighttoknow
The federal Coalition also tried to cut off funding to environment charities. They wanted to force us to spend donations on 'remediation' (weeding & planting trees) instead of pointing out their policy failures. environmentvictoria.org.au/2018/02/23/han… #auspol #yourrighttoknow #climate
Remember: this crackdown on protests and boycotts is at the behest of the coal industry. Just as NSW caved in to the Minerals Council to change the law so new export coal mines can’t be rejected on climate change grounds. smh.com.au/politics/nsw/n… #auspol #yourrighttoknow #climate
Honestly, who runs this country? Whether or not you agree with these protesters and their actions, we should all be worried about the health of our democracy right now. #auspol #yourrighttoknow #climate
