The Queensland Government has performed an 11th-hour backdown on proposed hate speech laws that would have granted a single minister the extraordinary power to ban phrases by decree. 

Gary Hardgrave and the IPA’s Margaret Chambers unpack how these "meaningless" safeguards risked weaponising subjectivity to silence mainstream political debate.

The Queensland Government has performed an 11th-hour backdown on proposed hate speech laws that would have granted a single minister the extraordinary power to ban phrases by decree. 
Gary Hardgrave and the IPA&rsquo;s Margaret Chambers unpack how these "meaningless" safeguards risked weaponising subjectivity to silence mainstream political debate.

4BC Drive, live every weekday afternoon. With the latest news, 4BC will keep you updated on your drive home.

4BC Drive, live every weekday afternoon. With the latest news, 4BC will keep you updated on your drive home.

4BC Drive with Gary Hardgrave

Why Queensland’s Hate Speech Laws were just sent back to the drawing board

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