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A Charter of Rights for Australia
Julian Burnside

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“There is one measure which, if adopted in Australia, would make an important difference to this flawed democracy of ours: it is a Charter of Rights.
The response to the idea of a Charter of Rights is not easily summarised. To paraphrase H.W. Fowler, the attitude of Australians about a Bill of Rights may be divided into those who …”