“Instead of Australian governments passing laws to erode free speech and the right to protest, obligations to the Genocide Convention and to the International Court of Justice should be implemented.”
https://johnmenadue.com/post/2026/01/australians-for-humanity-demand-that-the-invitation-to-the-president-of-israel-to-visit-this-country-be-immediately-withdrawn/
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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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“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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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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True @Tooden but we can’t ignore them. If we don’t fight back, they’ll succeed by default.
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@Tooden The intensity and viciousness of Zionist ethno-supremacism seems to be a relatively recent development.
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