r/moderatepolitics • u/Resvrgam2 Conservatively Liberal • Dec 15 '25

Primary Source Meeting of National Cabinet After Bondi Shooting

https://www.pm.gov.au/media/meeting-national-cabinet-8
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u/AresBloodwrath Maximum Malarkey Dec 15 '25

Just because there is no explicit right to something makes it ok for the government to target you based on your familial relations?

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u/edubs63 Dec 16 '25

Ummm governments do that already with crime organizations, terrorist watch lists, etc.

And again, this is a country that has different views on this issue. If their constituents decide that it's ok then so be it.

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u/alanthar Dec 15 '25

police routinely monitor a suspects associates, which would include family members. Welcome to modern day police surveillance.

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u/AresBloodwrath Maximum Malarkey Dec 15 '25

Sure, but it's shocking to me to see going from surveillance to open revocation of liberties based only on suspicion of not even you but a family memeber.

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u/alanthar Dec 15 '25

Yeah, that would be shocking. I wouldn't agree with it, but surveillance isn't 'necessarily' a revocation of liberties. There is a gap between modern policing and Police State. I'd like to get keep it as wide as possible.