Australian National Review – Are there five Australian senators left standing up for freedom of expression? – www.cairnsnews.org

ONLY 38 senators are needed to block Anthony Albanese’s so-called Communications Legislation Amendment (Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation) Bill 2024, NSW Liberal MP John Ruddick told a rally in Sydney last Saturday.

“We could be living under this (censorship) regime by Christmas. That means Australia won’t be Australia anymore, it will be called Alboralia – a big government that tells you what you can and can’t say. In the event that it comes to that, I want to say that the underground resistance will start on day one, and I am very lucky because I can say what I want in the State Parliament,” Ruddick said.

So far, there are 33 senators who will vote against the bill, following the coalition’s announcement that they will oppose it, leaving just five to block it. But it is certain that the Labor political mafia will be on the ears of the fifteen Green and Independent Senators plus Jack Lambie, who will offer thirty pieces of silver to sell their souls by voting ‘yes’.

The Ten Greens, who have totalitarian tendencies, will of course be willing to make all kinds of deals by threatening to vote no.

There are six independent senators, but in fact five are still undecided, as the new independent senator Gerard Rennick will definitely vote no. But the remaining ten Greens and Jackie Lambie are the leading candidates to take bribes from the Labor Party in the form of a change in the law, a subsidy or other political favor.

This upcoming vote will be the ultimate test to see if there are Greens and Independents who value freedom of expression and have principles. They may surprise you, but don’t hold your breath. The five ‘independent’ senators are David Pocock (ACT), Fatima Payman (WA), Lidia Thorpe (Vic), Tammy Tyrell (Tas.) and David Van (Vic.). Anyone wishing to contact these Senators can find contact details on this site: https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/~/~/media/972C67136DC0488CB81E78611B907282.ashx