Have a listen to Ann Toomey on the Constitutional Clarion about the Queensland suppression of free speech legislation.
The government made amendments to the bill that outlaws From the river … pro-palestinian slogan of the past 2 years.
The legislation has banned any future symbols or slogans used by proscribed organisations.
According to lawyers, this legislation is no better, but it is more vulnerable to constitutional challenge.
Banned Slogans
‘From xxx xxxxx xx xxx xxx, Palestine will be free’
Globalise the intifada
Banned symbols
Let’s take one symbol that has been banned.
- This is the logo of Hezbollah
- Hezbollah was founded in 1982 in Lebanon during the Israeli invasion of Lebanon. They drove the Israeli occupation army out of Lebanon in 2006.
- Hezbollah functions as:
- a political party in Lebanese parliament
- a military organization / militia
- a social service network (schools, hospitals, charities)
Different countries classify it differently:
- In Lebanon, Hezbollah is a major political actor and part of government coalitions.
- As a result of extreme Zionist sympathy, United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and the EU designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organization (some countries designate only its military wing).
People haven’t seen the symbols yet because the Parliament hasn’t got around to putting them in the Gazette or in the regulations. See https://workersbushtelegraph.com.au/2026/03/10/slogans-and-symbols-banned-in-queensland/
https://www.facebook.com/share/r/16uSSjw11w/
“They (the Australian government) went in under another lie about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. We know that was a lie. Just like this war (against Iran).” – David Shoebridge, Australian Greens, 10 March 2026 in the Australian Senate.
Israel, under active war crimes investigation, just helped shape a Queensland law – not to keep you safe, but to protect itself from criticism.
It bans slogans. Words. Used by Australians, on Australian soil, to express a view about a livestream genocide.
And it’s just the beginning.
Australia has committed troops missiles and surveillance aircraft to a genocide the International Criminal Court is investigating for war crimes. Our government has been providing diplomatic cover for years.
Australian-made components end up in weapons. Now Australians in uniform are being sent.
Ed., 11 March 2026.
https://www.threads.com/@rufusandjenny/post/DVrQvjXFJX8?xmt=AQF0neQQz5mZcrrIG1JYDhkkbT6cnzdAr5Xhg07c0FX–dEvpeh3YzgtDqv-xOb86PX1upo&slof=1
Refugees in Lebanon:
Over 700,000 people are refugees inside Lebanon
Israel is carpet bombing Beirut, Tehran, Isfahan. Israel/US have struck 10,000 civilian houses and buildings. In Iran alone, killing over 1400 people.
“What happened in the Dahiya quarter of Beirut in 2006 will happen in every village from which Israel is fired on. We will apply disproportionate force on it and cause great damage and destruction there. From our standpoint, these are not civilian villages, they are military bases.”
This statement was made in 2008 by Gadi Eizenkot (or Eisenkot), who was then the head of the Israel Occupation (IDF) Northern Command.
Over the next 20 years it was applied again and again by Israel against the resistance to occupation. It became known as the Dahiya doctrine.
11 March 2026.
It seems to me there is a real risk that if we adopt a ‘civil disobedience’ approach and continue to use the slogans, attention will be diverted from the underlying issues. Why not create a few alternative, synonymic slogans e.g., ‘globalise the resistance’ . Those with a better grasp of the English language no doubt would be able to find alternatives.
First time this crock of crap is tested in court, the Cristo cranks will crumple like a cheap suit