“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withdrawn/
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“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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#censorship“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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#censorshipShout 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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#censorship“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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@palestine@fedibird.com![[Image of white-haired Rowan Atkinson in blue jacket, white shirt and blue tie] “To criticize a person for their race is manifestly irrational and ridiculous, but to criticize their religion, that is a right. That is a freedom. The freedom to criticize ideas, any ideas - even if they are sincerely held beliefs - is one of the fundamental freedoms of society. A law which attempts to say you can criticize and ridicule ideas as long as they are not religious ideas is a very peculiar law indeed.” -Rowan Atkinson Spirit Science @SpiritScienceOfficial](https://cdn.theblower.au/media_attachments/files/115/918/980/644/674/273/original/118dc3ea1af8dde3.png)
“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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