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Should the government be able to monitor phone calls and emails?
Results from Labor
Last answered 8 hours ago
Yes
10,026 votes
45%
No
12,501 votes
55%
Distribution of answers submitted by Labor.
Data includes total votes submitted by visitors since Sep 15, 2013. For users that answer more than once (yes we know), only their most recent answer is counted in the total results. Total percentages may not add up to exactly 100% as we allow users to submit "grey area" stances that may not be categorised into yes/no stances.
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a. Stalker Law, or How Did the Government Legalize Mass Surveillance of Innocent
3 years ago by eff.org
b. C-51: Crowdsourced Report Aims to Stop Canada’s Slide into 'Surveillance Society'
3 years ago by cbc.ca
c. Conservative Majority Approves Combat Mission in Iraq
4 years ago by theglobeandmail.com
d. Government of [CENSORED] Censors Cyberbullying Docs
4 years ago by thestar.com
e. Government Orders Federal Departments to Keep Tabs on All Demonstrations
4 years ago by ottawacitizen.com
f. Telstra Reveals Extent of Government Surveillance Requests
5 years ago by zdnet.com
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Data based on unique submissions (duplicates or multiple submissions are eliminated) per user using a 30-day moving average to reduce daily variance from traffic sources. Totals may not add up to exactly 100% as we allow users to submit "grey area" stances that may not be categorized into yes/no stances.
Data based on 30-day moving average to reduce daily variance from traffic sources. Totals may not add up to exactly 100% as we allow users to submit "grey area" stances that may not be categorized into yes/no stances.
Learn more about Government Surveillance
In 2014 the Australian government passed the National Security Amendment bill which granted new surveillance powers to Australia's spy agency, ASIO. Under the legislation, which passed the lower house with support from the main opposition Labor Party, anyone disclosing information about "special intelligence operations" could face a decade in prison. See recent government surveillance news