Silencing Dissent

Download or read book Silencing Dissent written by Clive Hamilton and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2007 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over a decade, the Howard government has found ways to silence its critics, one by one. Like the proverbial frog in boiling water, Australians have become accustomed to repeated attacks on respected individuals and organizations. For a government which claims to support freedom of speech and freedom of choice, only certain kinds of speech and choices appear to be acceptable. Silencing Dissent uncovers the tactics used by John Howard and his colleagues to undermine dissenting and independent opinion. Bullying, intimidation, public denigration, threats of withdrawal of fundi.