Yesterday, the Federal Parliament passed the Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism legislation.
Despite the title, the bill doesn’t adequately define Antisemitism, Hate or Extremism. In other words, these will depend largely on the Government to decide what they are.
That doesn’t sound like a big deal but it should terrify you.
That’s because the Government now has the power to define these terms mostly as they like and prosecute people they don’t like with up to 15 years in jail.
The real poison in this bill, however, is that it smashes no less than four of the founding principles of British governance which have held sway here since its founding.