It's not often here in Australia, a first world country, that people realize just how many civil liberties they actually are entitled to. Within Australia's constitution, rights like freedom of religion and the right to a fair trial are included. However, there are also our implied rights, such as freedom of political expression, which are supported by the High Court of Australia. In addition to these rights, we have assumed rights like free education before …
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…written down in our constitution, it is highly unlikely that these rights will ever be taken away from us as they are listed in the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights which Australia is a signatory to. In addition to this, Australia has a democratic government with checks and balances put in place that prevents corruption of our civil liberties. It is for these reasons, that Australia does not need a bill of rights.