"I urge our political representatives to represent all of us. And I urge them to implement real solutions to community safety and social cohesion problems, not quick fixes that erode our freedoms and exacerbate the problems they are meant to solve."
https://johnmenadue.com/post/2026/01/what-we-can-say-and-what-we-can-go-to-jail-for/
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@DropBear i do wonder if the venn diagram between the people who are supporting this and the people who got so upset at sections 18c and d of the racial discrimination act is a circle
"As currently written, the new Bill makes News Corp a criminal enterprise, even if it’s not formally listed alongside the National Socialist Network or Hizb ut Tahrir."
https://aliensideboob.substack.com/p/i-get-the-top-bunk-rupe
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Shout out to David Brophy for using his submission to troll Zionists about how they may fall foul of the laws they want to introduce.
Full text (PDF): https://www.aph.gov.au/DocumentStore.ashx?id=e8c9ae94-dc52-4bc2-8dd1-636c16d6da9f&subId=781760
Other submissions:
https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Joint/Intelligence_and_Security/CASHEBILL26/Submissions
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" A rushed legislative process of this nature undermines confidence, increases the risk of unintended consequences, and does not assist community unity or social cohesion."
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/jan/16/hate-speech-legislation-political-reaction-anthony-albanese-labor-sussan-ley-coalition-greens-adelaide-festival-writers-week-backlash-sydney-protest-ban-ntwnfb?filterKeyEvents=false&page=with%3Ablock-6969a5228f082f699219cf78#block-6969a5228f082f699219cf78
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"In my view, the right to offend is far more important than any right not to be offended."
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2004/dec/07/raceandreligion.broadcasting
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@DropBear Absolutism is behind laws which prosecute criticism of religion...and do away with fundamental rights. It's happening. @palestine@lemmy.ml @palestine@fedibird.com
It's strange @Tooden
Judaism is the religion of a tiny minority of Australians. Zionism isn't a religion at all. Yet Zionism (which pretends to be Jewish) is behind most attacks on our freedoms.
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@DropBear The nuns used to say to us girls, "Empty vessels make the most noise", and I think that applies to Zionists. @palestine@lemmy.ml @palestine@fedibird.com
True @Tooden but we can't ignore them. If we don't fight back, they'll succeed by default.
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@DropBear Definitely not. It won't be easy. They have a couple or few thousand years of experience. The writers of the Old Testament. They've been nursing their grievances for a bloody long time, in other words. @palestine@lemmy.ml @palestine@fedibird.com
@Tooden The intensity and viciousness of Zionist ethno-supremacism seems to be a relatively recent development.
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@DropBear Perhaps it is because it is out in the open. Whatever the circumstances surrounding 17/10, they lied about it, and lied some more, and have continued to lie for more than 2 years - on top of the nearly 8 decades of lies that went before. They have been emboldened by the unstinting support from many vile governments (including our own). @palestine@lemmy.ml @palestine@fedibird.com
@DropBear @palestine@lemmy.ml @palestine@fedibird.com to a religious person being an Atheist is offensive.
"It’s so creepy knowing I share a country with people who want to destroy my right to normal political speech."
https://www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/australias-frightening-new-hate-speech
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