LIFE ISSUES Truth the first casualty of Victorian bubble-zone law*

At the beginning of 2015, the Victorian ALP Government rightly removed the Coalition’s “move on” laws from the statute book. Rightly so, as the laws were intended really to prevent unions protesting. The laws were seen as an unfair restriction on free speech.
At the time, Attorney-General Martin Pakula proclaimed: “Victoria doesn’t need Bjelke-Petersen-style laws designed to silence dissent and outlaw peaceful protests.”
Yet, by year’s end, Vic…

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