Coalition accused of using charity crackdown to silence dissent

New rules on offences that can cause charities to be deregistered are ‘unprecedented’ and could stop them speaking out, critics say

Australian charities fear a looming crackdown on the sector could silence their advocacy work, despite the Morrison government watering down several elements of its initial plans.

Labor accused the Coalition of seeking to “shut down dissenting voices” after the government introduced new regulations to expand the types of offences for which charities could be deregistered.

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