From the Guardian live blog
Larissa Waters, the Greens’ leader, also says she’s concerned there has not been enough time to evaluate the legislation, warning there are a “raft of unintended consequences that could occur”.
Waters told RN Breakfast:
We’ve only had a handful of days to look at this legislation, and it’s very consequential legislation … And with every turn, experts and stakeholders and faith leaders and academics are finding new concerns with it. A key concern is that you can’t combat hate if you don’t combat it for everyone.
A key concern that we have … is that these laws, as they’re drafted right now, could be weaponised to shut down legitimate political protest.
Waters said the party cannot support laws that could impinge on freedom of expression.
Given the tightness of the timeframe … there is a real risk that locking in laws that aren’t right could criminalise people for legitimate political expression. That is a dangerous path.
#auspol
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