Australian Government now subverting the Human Rights Commission
Tony Abbott sure is good at destroying progressive agencies. Australians have been caught unawares at the speed and ruthlessness of this destruction. Starting with having no Minister for Science, then destruction of Climate Change Authority, of AusAid, and now the Immigration Health Advisory Group .
However, Tony’s getting a tad more subtle now – why shut down an agency when you can subvert it towards pushing your own agenda?
The first big step in this more subtle tactic was in appointing Warren Mundine (of the Australian Uranium Association) as Aboriginal Advisor.
And now, – Tony’s appointing Tim Wilson to the Human Rights Commission.
And what is Tim Wilson’s idea of “Human Rights”? Why – it’s the right to publish false science about climate. the right of tobacco companies to promote cigarettes to children, the right to say racist things about Aborigines and asylum seekers.
The Australian Human Rights Commission was getting pretty piss-weak anyway – with its latest decision against the rights of nuclear veterans. Tim Wilson should help Abbott to keep the focus off anything of real human value, – while favouring xenophobia and the tobacco companies.
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