Right now in Australia, a seminal free-speech battle is being fought that proves censorship regimes are no longer constrained by geography.
At the heart of this case is Billboard Chris, a Canadian father who publicly advocates against gender ideology. 🧵
If the big supermarkets were price gouging you'd be able to get much cheaper groceries elsewhere right? Where can I find these cheaper groceries I'm looking to stock up.
It got crazy today at the University of Melbourne.
Passive aggressive police and a few hours of insane conversations. I’m not sure I’ve ever run into so many indoctrinated men. Frightening.
Hateful people who don’t care at all about the harm coming to kids, one after the other, non-stop.
They eventually formed a wall around me and decided to stop talking. Very culty.
Videos coming soon.
Today we announced an $8.5m commitment to help build the first Hindu school in Australia.
This investment will make the dreams of the Australian Hindu community a reality.
And on top of that, we’ll commit $2.4m to expand the work of Karma Kitchen which helps to feed homeless Aussies.
Victoria has passed strict new anti-vilification laws, with penalties of up to five years in prison for so-called "hate speech."
The expanded laws now cover gender identity, sex, and sexual orientation—but include a controversial “Sam Kerr clause” to prevent them from being “weaponised against their intended purpose.”
Greens MP Gabrielle de Vietri defended the amendment, saying it ensures that "First Nations and marginalised communities" are not unfairly targeted, while Animal Justice MP Georgie Purcell argued it would keep the laws “accessible for the communities who need them.”
But with such broad definitions and selective protections, who really decides what counts as ‘hate speech’—and who gets punished?
#FreeSpeech
This is an interesting one because you'd think there'd be significant overlap of people who believe children can't consent to puberty blockers and those who believe kids shouldn't be allowed on social media but there isn't.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has responded to President Trump’s concerns regarding our free speech and social media regulations, stating that the ‘Social Media Minimum Age’ legislation won’t be repealed under any circumstances.
@markgkenny Are we so scared of offending people that we can't acknowledge that bringing in a large amount of migration can damage our infrastructure? There are serious consequences that are far worse than "hurting people's feelings".
@MaralynParker So for the record you're in favour of the recent shift towards pushing woke agendas in schools? You prefer that more school time is spent talking about transgenderism, homosexuality and identity politics?
The fact that tips are mandatory in America is all you need to know to understand the country. Not only exploitative but forced compliments are gross. Australia does this right.