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Stoking hate in the Sunshine State
In March, the Crisafulli government in Queensland introduced controversial hate speech legislation, outlawing two expressions deemed antisemitic: “From the river to the sea” and “Globalise the intifada”. The Queensland Jewish Board of Deputies urged a ban on expressions that incited violence, harm or offence. They said the two phrases played a key role in intimidating…
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RDT changes are imminent
Since the Legalise Cannabis Party got members of parliament elected, I have to say it’s been a crash course in political reality for me. It’s an incredibly conservative world we sent those MPs into – another planet almost for Jeremy Buckingham, compared to his piece of hippy paradise near Bellingen where he was living. His…
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Labour’s fracking plans
The Minns Labor Government pressed go on their plan to bring gas fracking back to NSW at the end of April, and to try and attract Santos and friends to the table. Labor decided to reduce the cost of gas exploration licences by 98% – another government hand out to the corporate fossil fuel industry.…
