Punishing Language: Queensland’s Antisemitism Bill

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In a feat of enterprising delusion and sinister suppression, Australia’s second largest state has decided to deal with what it regards as an antisemitic problem.  After last December’s attacks on Sydney’s Bondi Beach by two gunmen on attendees of a Hanukkah event that left 15 people dead, it has become modish to insist that a blight has gripped the continent.  On February 8, the State government of Premier David Crisafulli announced it was “delivering strong...