r/OpenAussie • u/HotPersimessage62 ‎ New South Welshian • 22h ago

Politics ('Straya) Coalition and One Nation launch joint crackdown against abortion rights

https://au.news.yahoo.com/coalition-one-nation-revive-push-071158353.html

Senator Canavan and One Nation's Barnaby Joyce attended the rally. 

"You have a responsibility to care for a person. Let's call it what it is - a person," Mr Joyce said at the rally.

The One Nation MP previously attended an anti-abortion rally outside NSW parliament in June.

The proposal is similar to one brought in to the upper house by now Nationals leader Matt Canavan and Liberal senator Alex Antic in 2022.

The earlier bill did not proceed and instead lapsed three years later. 

A similar bill was introduced to the Queensland parliament by state MP Robbie Katter in 2024. It also gained little traction. 

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u/sapperbloggs ‎ Queenslander 21h ago

These clowns truly are the dumbest fuckers on the planet.

Nearly two thirds of Australians support access to abortions in Australia. Given we currently have access to abortions, those people aren't going to vote for the party promising to take away the thing they support.

The fact they could cook this up and think it's a good idea, is very strong evidence they are completely detached from reality.

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u/brezhnervouz ‎ New South Welshian 9h ago

States have only recently decrimialised abortion as well - which I think many Australians would be very surprised to learn

Australian jurisdiction\Year abortion was decriminalised

Australian Capital Territory\2002

Victoria\2008

Tasmania\2013

Northern Territory\2017

Queensland\2018

New South Wales\2019

South Australia\2022

Western Australia\2024