by Chris Merritt | Feb 14, 2025 | Anti-Semitism, Chris Merritt, Commentary, Freedom of Speech, Media Article
When nurses threaten to kill patients because of their national origin, it demands a response. But how does anyone respond to such a shocking example of anti-semitic hate? The facts are clear: two nurses took a break during their shift at Sydney’s Bankstown Hospital,...
by Chris Merritt | Jan 30, 2025 | Anti-Semitism, Chris Merritt, Commentary, Freedom of Speech, Media Article
Next week the Albanese government will have a chance to strike a decisive blow against exploding levels of anti-Semitism when the Hate Crimes Bill comes before parliament. Much has changed in the five months since Mark Dreyfus introduced this bill. At the time, the...
by Chris Merritt | Jan 24, 2025 | Anti-Semitism, Chris Merritt, Freedom of Speech, Media Article
Imagine what it must be like to be NSW premier Chris Minns: Sydney is under increasing attack by anti-Jewish terrorists and the community needs to know those attacks will not go unanswered. More police action is all well and good. But what about the law? In the...
by Chris Merritt | Nov 21, 2024 | Chris Merritt, Commentary, Freedom of Speech, Media Article, Rule of Law Issue
Support might be waning for the latest version of Michelle Rowland’s plan to censor social media. But it seems the communications minister is not for turning. If the latest version of her Misinformation and Disinformation Bill dies in the senate, the communications...
by Chris Merritt | Oct 24, 2024 | Chris Merritt, Commentary, Freedom of Speech, Media Article, Rule of Law Issue, The Voice: Uluru Statement
The real problem with Lidia Thorpe is not her manners. It’s her ignorance, closely followed by her duplicity.How could a member of the senate be so confused about basic elements of this country’s system of government?And how could any elected official boast about what...