Our rights are under threat
Posted on Friday, October 10, 2008 at 10:22 amCategory: Campaign Updates
Writing in The Mercury on October 07, 2008 Greg Barns is curious why, amid much recent talk about restoring and renewing faith in democracy in Tasmania, virtually no-one is talking about giving Tasmanians what every individual in a democracy deserves, a charter of rights.
He points out that, although 12 months have elapsed since the Tasmanian Law Reform Institute’s extensive report on a state charter, the Lennon/Bartlett Governments have done absolutely nothing and only the Greens are unambiguously committed to the introduction of a charter of rights. Read the full article:
