Anne Aly, a Muslim Labor MP

[sprintcyclist]

.............. Dr Aly has been rightly denounced by former Human Rights commissioner Tim Wilson, who said such a proposal is part of a ‘mad, ideological drive of the modern Labor Party to use laws to shut people up’. It would ‘turn Australia into Saudi Arabia, where people can be hauled before courts for criticising religion’, he says. Indeed, James Spigelman QC has previously stated that this sort of proposal would have the practical effect of reintroducing the crime of blasphemy into Australia’s law. .........

https://www.spectator.com.au/2017/04/la ... phemy-law/

[The Reboot]

Oh for fuck's sake. The whole concept of 18C just proves how cowardly and fearful Australians are of contrary opinions and words. Introducing this would make an already existing law even more petty and ridiculous.

Deport the bitch to the middle east if she loves her religious "freedom" so much . I am glad my electorate has a One Nation candidate.

[billy the kid]

Oh for fuck's sake. The whole concept of 18C just proves how cowardly and fearful Australians are of contrary opinions and words. Introducing this would make an already existing law even more petty and ridiculous.

Deport the bitch to the middle east if she loves her religious "freedom" so much . I am glad my electorate has a One Nation candidate.

https://quadrant.org.au/opinion/qed/201 ... lth/#_ftn4

This is quite serious......
Shorten may have denied Labours intention to amend 18C in 2017 but how do you trust him....
Is it still on the table.......
Aly's amendment would place Australia on a par with Canada, and criminalize islamophobia as blasphemy....
The link I quoted is from June last year...nothing has been reported in the press of late.....
I think the media should be over this like a cheap suit.....I guess thats wishful thinking.....

[Outlaw Yogi]

This is quite serious......
Shorten may have denied Labours intention to amend 18C in 2017 but how do you trust him....
Is it still on the table.......

According to an article in yesterday's (May 3rd) Australian, Bill Shorten has stated he intends to "beef up" section 18C.
Phuk the coalition! ... they had the chance/opportunity to abolish the AHRC and amend 18C when Triggs was proving what socialist victim culture is all about, and did nothing.

[billy the kid]

This is quite serious......
Shorten may have denied Labours intention to amend 18C in 2017 but how do you trust him....
Is it still on the table.......

According to an article in yesterday's (May 3rd) Australian, Bill Shorten has stated he intends to "beef up" section 18C.
Phuk the coalition! ... they had the chance/opportunity to abolish the AHRC and amend 18C when Triggs was proving what socialist victim culture is all about, and did nothing.

Shorten needs to be questioned on his definition of "beef up"
This is serious....

[Outlaw Yogi]

There was also an article about life in communist East Germany and the penalties ... like having your children confiscated for not being socialist enough.

[Redneck]

That story in the Op sounds like a lot of horse sh1t to me!

It aint gonna happen full stop!

Not a Liberal paper is it?

[sprintcyclist]

This is quite serious......
Shorten may have denied Labours intention to amend 18C in 2017 but how do you trust him....
Is it still on the table.......

According to an article in yesterday's (May 3rd) Australian, Bill Shorten has stated he intends to "beef up" section 18C.
Phuk the coalition! ... they had the chance/opportunity to abolish the AHRC and amend 18C when Triggs was proving what socialist victim culture is all about, and did nothing.

well, he'll be protecting islam from any comments whatsoever
Vote for Fraser Anning or Pauline Hanson

[brian ross]

This is quite serious......
Shorten may have denied Labours intention to amend 18C in 2017 but how do you trust him....
Is it still on the table.......

According to an article in yesterday's (May 3rd) Australian, Bill Shorten has stated he intends to "beef up" section 18C.
Phuk the coalition! ... they had the chance/opportunity to abolish the AHRC and amend 18C when Triggs was proving what socialist victim culture is all about, and did nothing.

well, he'll be protecting islam from any comments whatsoever
Vote for Fraser Anning or Pauline Hanson

You really are enamoured of wasting your vote, aren't you, Sprint?

[Nicole]

Not so Brian. Anning and Hanson’s key platforms are immigration. If they start to garner votes, the libs and labs might finally start to listen and take a look at their bullshit policies on this issue.