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Dear John

Next week Labor’s so-called antisemitism bill will be introduced to Parliament. It does little to combat antisemitism and a great deal to destroy free speech.

The bill explicitly exempts hate preaching when it is framed as a quotation from a religious text. That means radical Islamist preachers can continue to promote hatred and violence, provided they hide behind scripture. Ordinary Australians, however, will not enjoy the same protection.

Although the Greens have said they don’t support it, watch this space. All they want to be kept happy are broad and sweeping additions that make every one of their pet hobbyhorses included in the definition of “hate,” including “ageism.”

So rushed was this legislation that Labor could not even spell antisemitism correctly on the first page. Many suspect the bill was drafted using ChatGPT, with telltale signs littered throughout the text.

If the aim were truly to combat antisemitism, particularly in light of the Bondi terror attack, this bill might be worth considering. Instead, it fails at that task entirely.

Its reach is sweeping and vague. The number of grey areas around what speech is permitted and what is criminalised is almost limitless. That uncertainty is not accidental.

At its core, the bill is designed to shut down debate on immigration. Criticism of immigration levels, no matter how measured or reasonable, will be treated as criminal conduct.

As Senators Bell and Hanson warned this week, even saying “Australia is the greatest nation” could attract a prison sentence of up to five years under Labor’s wording.

The bill also contains insidious provisions targeting law-abiding firearms owners, while doing nothing to keep guns out of the hands of terrorists. Criminals and extremists are untouched. Compliant citizens are punished.

Meanwhile, hate preachers are effectively given a green light to continue quoting passages that call for violence against other Australians.

The reality is this. Labor and the Greens are pursuing a Soviet-style model of governance, where dissent is silenced and ideological conformity is enforced. They hate free speech, hate opposition, and hate Australians who refuse to comply.

Above all, they hate losing power.

This bill has nothing to do with protecting communities. It is about control. It is about repression. It is about power.

And in character and effect, it is Soviet to the core.

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