24-01-2026: The Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Firearms and Customs Laws) Bill 2026 has been rammed through the federal Australian parliament putatively in response to the alleged Bondi Beach terror attack on December 14. After it became clear that the Australian Labor Party (ALP) government’s original bill did not have enough support to pass, the ALP carved out the gun buyback into a separate bill … Continue reading Hate Speech Laws for the Crushing of Free Speech and Democratic Rights