Hate Speech Bill and National Security

This is really an UPDATE on my previous post, “Stop Equivocating"

This 50’ is very good: Senator Jonathan Duniam answers ACL's questions about: The Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Act 2026, which was passed this January.

• Is religious freedom affected?
   No, because it must be read with the already existing Criminal Code as the threshold.
  (NB: Greens would have retained the original bad hate speech proposals which would have affected religious freedom.)
• What is the threshold of a “hate group”?
   Again, activities have to fall under the Criminal Code. And this Act is about National Security.
  (NB: Greens would have retained the original version, and would have expanded the laws to include any feeling of offence beyond national security concerns.) 
• Why didn't this Act specify radical Islam and anitsemitism?
   Keeping the big principles in view keeps the law for everyone. And not specifying means bad actors can’t wiggle out of the big principle by playing semantics with definitions (eg ‘what’s “radical” / “Jewish”' etc.) 
• What is the biggest National Security issue of our time?
   Policing the laws we have. We already call for assent to the Australian Values Statement upon citizenship.

Since 2022, the federal government has underfunded and degraded the capacity of ADF, AFP, ASIO, Home Affairs, National Security Committee (chaired by the PM!), to police bad actors who violate these values. That’s a HUGE problem. (NB: Greens would make it worse by their recent election policy, “No discrimination in immigration.”) 

National Security’s capacity to act must be restored, to detect, interfere, intercept national security threats as they used to. This is the real big story that has been overlooked since Bondi, only reported on by ADF, AFP, Home Affairs leaders, in The Australian newspaper. 
- Paul Scanlon (a former ADF tactical assault group commander and a veteran of several deployments with Australian special forces, in The Australian, Jan 9-10, 2025) 
- Mike Pezzullo, who was secretary of the former Department of Immigration and Border Protection 2014 to 2017, then the Department of Home Affairs 2017 to 2023 (The Australian, Jan 18-19, 2026.) 
As long as we’re talking about controversial laws, we’re overlooking the culpability of the government over National Security! 

The other big story is that Labor and Greens keep trying to limit free speech - especially regarding Christian morals, as per their Socialist views against the church & family. 
- They offered no defence when the Australian Law Reform Commission denied Christian schools the right to employ Christian staff; 
- They introduced the Misinformation & Disinformation Bill with loopholes to shut down whatever they determine is untrue;
- They introduced the first draft of the Hate Speech with loopholes that would have threatened free speech on contentious issues. 
I say, I don’t trust you to safeguard free speech and civil discourse. Three strikes - you’re out. 
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My previous post applies to how we and national security must be free to talk about national threats. ​