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Gillian Triggs labels Turnbull government ‘disgraceful’, accuses it of peddling ‘alternative facts’
Gillian Triggs has unloaded on the Turnbull government, labelling its actions “disgraceful”, and accusing it of abusing executive power and manipulating the truth.
In her first public speech since stepping down as president of the Australian Human Rights Commission in July, Professor Triggs attacked Coalition government ministers for interfering with the judicial system and for destroying the integrity of Parliament by peddling “alternative…
” A culture of post-truth has allowed politicians and Parliament to reject evidence based reports by credible agencies in favour of populist…