Right to Peaceful Protest
The March 4 Justice rally held at the beginning of this week was a powerful and historic moment.
The March 4 Justice rally held at the beginning of this week was a powerful and historic moment.
Gun shots echoed across Tasmania’s inland waterways this morning, as native ducks were blasted out of the skies in the name of ‘sport’.
The Greens applaud the work of the brave forest defenders at the Bob Brown Foundation.
Tasmania Police must investigate the violent & threatening actions of Artec employees & log truck drivers towards forest defenders at Bell Bay woodchip mill.
Almost a year to since day the Liberals rammed their anti-protest laws through the Lower House, Premier Gutwein has confirmed the legislation was not urgent.
The failed Workplaces (Protection from Protesters) Act was basically regarded as unconstitutional by the High Court.
The continuation of destructive logging activity has been a disappointing blight on an otherwise thoughtful approach by the Premier through this pandemic.
No life should be at risk, nor physical harm come to any individual on either side of the forestry debate.
The Liberals, the Labor Party and the Independent are all doing the same thing: they are creating a faux risk, but this is not what this issue is about.
For the public to be able to have a measure of faith in the integrity of ministers of the Crown is essential and a foundational aspect of our democracy.