The
AFP raids last year brought the issue of press freedoms front
and centre. The bushfires led to heated debate over the potential
for
a class action against the government's climate inaction.
And concerns over the right to privacy have been ongoing since the
1980's push for the Australia card.
Often, as these political debates are raging on social media,
you'll come across a comment that suggests the Australian
Constitution protects citizens' rights, and the government is
simply failing to uphold them.
But the fact is this isn't the case. It's rather an idea
popularised by the heavy cultural saturation the US media has had
upon Australia in recent years.
Since 1791, the United States has had a bill of rights which
protects the freedoms of its citizens, and is enshrined in The US
constitution and the amendments to that document.
