A Bill of Rights for Australia? : ask Frank Browne

Andrew Moore

A Bill of Rights for Australia? : ask Frank Browne

Andrew Moore

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Abstract

Despite the nationÃƒÂ¢Ã¢"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s purported reputation for a ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢"šÂ¬Ã‹Å“fair goÃƒÂ¢Ã¢"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢, the Fitzpatrick and Browne privilege case suggests that AustraliaÃƒÂ¢Ã¢"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s political culture contains an authoritarian dimension. As David Marr suggests, Australians ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢"šÂ¬Ã…"have only the patchiest record of becoming passionate about great abstractions ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢"šÂ¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ even the greatest of them, libertyÃƒÂ¢Ã¢"šÂ¬Ã‚Â. A Bill of Rights would not be a panacea, but would form an important first step in safeguarding liberty. As George Williams argues, a Bill or Charter of Rights would give legal effect to our basic freedoms for the first time. It would help to prevent the making of bad laws and be used ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢"šÂ¬Ã…"to educate, shape attitudes and bring hope and recognition to people who are otherwise powerlessÃƒÂ¢Ã¢"šÂ¬Ã‚Â. It would help to make better laws and improve the accountability of governments to the people.

Original language	English
Number of pages	5
Journal	Overland
Publication status	Published - 2008

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Keywords

Australia
Browne, Frank
civil rights
history
law and legislation
legislative bodies

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A Bill of Rights for Australia? : ask Frank Browne

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