We can’t coerce our way to social cohesion. Here’s what else governments should be doing
Last week, Queensland followed the New South Wales and federal parliaments by passing stronger hate crime laws in response to the Bondi terror attack. The Queensland laws target two specific phrases – an approach that risks the laws being struck down as unconstitutional. Two protesters were arrested on Wednesday – the day the laws came into effect. The NSW laws strengthened criminal offences and clamped down on protest rights. The federal laws trigger possible prison time for anyone connected
Last week, Queensland followed the New South Wales and federal parliaments by passing stronger hate crime laws in response to the Bondi terror attack. The Queensland laws target two specific phrases – an approach that risks the laws being struck down as unconstitutional. Two protesters were arrested on Wednesday – the day the laws came into effect. The NSW laws strengthened criminal offences and clamped down on protest rights. The federal laws trigger possible prison time for anyone connected
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