CFMEU national secretary John Sutton said that under laws specially drafted for the construction industry, workers would lose the right to freedom of political speech."This is an attack not just on building workers - but the right of all citizens to take an active role in a democracy," Mr Sutton said.
Mr Sutton said if these laws had been in place in past years there would have been:
- no actions to improve safety on building sites.
- no Green Bans, which saved entire communities from ill-conceived development,
- no demonstrations against the war in Vietnam
"This is the beginning of the end for free speech in this country," Mr Sutton said.
"If this legislation was being proposed in a dictatorship we would be writing protest letters to Amnesty; that they are being proposed in Australia is a national disgrace."
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