Well, it’s not a legitimate government in any case, so perhaps this was inevitable:
‘Bills introduced into parliament yesterday revealed the Public Interest Media Advocate would have broad powers to punish publishers if it decided that they no longer complied with undefined “community standards” or changing circumstances. There would be no appeal to the courts on the merits of the advocate’s decision to remove a publisher’s exemption from privacy laws, severely curbing its ability to report on matters of public interest.
In a reversal of the onus of proof, companies wanting to expand or merge with others would have to prove to the advocate their plans did not lead to a “substantial lessening of diversity”, without a right of appeal on the merits of the case…’
via Andrew Bolt
and
“This is the Newspeak Orwell warned of. The language of liars.”
