George Christensen has given a concise summary of what to do to oppose the Albo government's censorship Bill, which is now in the Senate. Only intense lobbying can save what remains of free speech in Australia. Here is what you can do, right now:
"1. Either email or, preferably, phone the offices of the key crossbench Senators whose vote will determine whether or not the bill passes the Senate. These Senators include David Van, Jacqui Lambie, Lidia Thorpe, Fatima Paymment, David Pocock, and Tammy Tyrrell. Out of these six, Senators Pocock and Tyrrell have publicly declared they will oppose the bill (albeit Senator Pocock has said he will oppose it if there are no major changes made to it).
Nonetheless, we need to keep the pressure on all of these Senators so they vote the right way. If you're going to contact the offices of these Senators, then I strongly appeal to you to be POLITE. I have seen before how abuse and rudeness can turn prospective political heroes into absolute zeroes, and we just simply can't afford to have any more zeroes on this issue.
Whether you're emailing or phoning, all you really need to say is that you just want the Senator to know that you're opposed to the Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation Bill because of its negative impact on free speech, and you want them to vote against it when it comes to a vote in the Senate.
If you're contacting Senators Pocock or Tyrrell, thank them for the stand they've taken and tell them that you're looking forward to them being part of the effort that defeats the bill. What's even better is if you live in a State that any one of these six Senators represents. If that's the case make sure you say so. Here's the list of Senators, their email address and phone numbers, broken down by State.
Victoria:
- Senator David Van
- Email:
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - Phone: (03) 9008 4688
- Email:
- Senator Lidia Thorpe
- Email:
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - Phone: (03) 9070 1950
- Email:
Western Australia:
- Senator Fatima Payman
- Email:
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - Phone: (08) 9228 3277
- Email:
Tasmania:
- Senator Jacqui Lambie
- Email:
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - Phone: (03) 6424 5244
- Email:
- Senator Tammy Tyrrell
- Email:
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - Phone: (03) 6424 5244
- Email:
Australian Capital Territory:
- Senator David Pocock
- Email:
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - Phone: (02) 6247 6444
- Email:
2. Along with this direct contact with the key Senators, there are a number of targeted petitions you need to sign:
- Of course, the first I'm going to promote is my own via CitizenGO which you can find at www.SaveFreeSpeech.com.au
- Then there's the Aligned Council of Australia's petition at www.MADMustGO.com.au
- Monica Smit and Reignite Democracy Australia are running a petition at www.StopCensorship.com.au
- Family Voice Australia have a petition at https://familyvoice.org.au/campaigns/tell-key-senators-to-stop-misinformation-bill
- As well, the Australian Christian Lobby have a tool you can use to email key Senators at https://www.acl.org.au/campaigns/the-misinformation-bill-is-back/
You should fill in every one of these petitions and others if you're aware of them. While you're at it, you can share this email and the video below with as many people as you know."
https://nationfirst.substack.com/p/theyre-coming-for-your-opinions