Opinion

Have we given up our individual freedoms too easily?

Simon Cowan
Updated July 2 2021 - 1:51am, first published April 11 2020 - 4:30am
People have accepted a general right of police to inquire where they are going and what they are planning to do. Picture: Karleen Minney
People have accepted a general right of police to inquire where they are going and what they are planning to do. Picture: Karleen Minney

When a learner driver is fined more than $1650 for "non-essential travel" by going for a driving lesson despite the general coronavirus lockdown, what lesson should we learn?

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Simon Cowan

Simon Cowan

Canberra Times columnist

Simon Cowan is research director at the Centre for Independent Studies and a regular columnist for The Canberra Times.

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