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Stamping Out Hate with Draconian Laws Is a Rush to the Bottom in Terms of Rights

Stamping Out Hate with Draconian Laws Is a Rush to the Bottom in Terms of Rights

When it came time for the Australian home affairs minister to address the press in relation to the omnibus combating antisemitism bill, Tony Burke pointed to a number of key aspects of the legislation. These involve the listing of hate groups, and the ability to refuse to grant or cancel visas in respect of individuals found to be harbouring “racial ...
Federal Government’s Antisemitism Hate Bill Threatens to Further Erode Civil Liberties

Federal Government’s Antisemitism Hate Bill Threatens to Further Erode Civil Liberties

Federal parliament is convening for special sitting days on 19 and 20 January 2026, with the aim of passing new hate crime laws and gun measures contained in an omnibus bill, which taken together with a swag of other post-Bondi Beach massacre polices, reveals that the creep towards authoritarianism in this country is reaching fever pitch. The exposure ...

Stamping Out Hate with Draconian Laws Is a Rush to the Bottom in Terms of Rights

Stamping Out Hate with Draconian Laws Is a Rush to the Bottom in Terms of Rights
When it came time for the Australian home affairs minister to address the press in relation to the omnibus combating antisemitism bill, Tony Burke pointed to a number of key aspects of the legislation. These involve the listing of hate groups, and the ability to refuse to grant or cancel visas in respect of individuals found to be harbouring “racial ...

Federal Government’s Antisemitism Hate Bill Threatens to Further Erode Civil Liberties

Federal Government’s Antisemitism Hate Bill Threatens to Further Erode Civil Liberties
Federal parliament is convening for special sitting days on 19 and 20 January 2026, with the aim of passing new hate crime laws and gun measures contained in an omnibus bill, which taken together with a swag of other post-Bondi Beach massacre polices, reveals that the creep towards authoritarianism in this country is reaching fever pitch. The exposure ...