Outrage over hate speech laws a confected contradiction

Outrage over hate speech laws a confected contradiction

The prime minister is facing a pile-on from all sides over the government’s hate speech reforms – first for a lack of action, and now for doing something.

Australia's Lack Of Speech Protections Means We Should Be MORE Hostile To Speech Regulation

Reading by Tim Foley:Subscribe nowA normal, healthy person would look at Australia’s lack of free speech protections and say “Hmm, Australian leaders should be extremely resistant to new laws and policies which restrict speech then, because it would be very easy for those restrictions to become abusive.”Australian leaders look at our lack of free speech protections and say “See? This means we get to take away your right to protest genocide!”Nowh…

Australia’s Lack Of Speech Protections Means We Should Be MORE Hostile To Speech Regulation

Reading by Tim Foley: A normal, healthy person would look at Australia’s lack of free speech protections and say “Hmm, Australian leaders should be extremely resistant to new laws and policies which restrict speech then, because it would be very easy for those restrictions to become abusive.”  Australian leaders look at our lack of free speech protections and say “See? This means we get to take away your right to protest genocide!” Nowhere is t…

Australia: With its new laws, the government is tackling hate speech quickly, but not properly – Keiran Hardy

On Tuesday, in response to the Bondi terrorist attack and mounting pressure to take strong action, the Albanese government released draft legislation to counter hate crime and strengthen firearm controls. The draft bill is 144 pages long. It contains wide-ranging amendments to criminal law, migration rules, customs regulations and more. The legislation contains the most significant changes to Australia’s counter-terrorism laws since those introd…