Queensland’s ‘from the river to the sea’ laws likened to Bjelke-Petersen era anti-protest regime
Greens MP says arrests under new pro-Palestine slogan bans bear hallmarks of ‘authoritarian police state’ as deputy premier says ‘the law’s the law’Get our breaking news email, free app or...
By Andrew Messenger · The Guardian World
Greens MP says arrests under new pro-Palestine slogan bans bear hallmarks of ‘authoritarian police state’ as deputy premier says ‘the law’s the law’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Police arresting pro-Palestinian protesters for using the phrase “from the river to the sea” had “all the hallmarks of an authoritarian police state”, according to a Greens MP, amid widespread backlash against Queensland’s new hate speech laws. The laws went into effect yesterday after passing a vote in parliament last week. Continue reading...