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Australia's Hate Speech Laws and the Betrayal of the Muslim Community
There has been a massive backlash against the hate speech laws rammed through parliament this week, not least among the Muslim community. Like virtually everybody else in Australia, the Albanese government did not bother to consult them.At one time, as the spokesman for the Lakemba Mosque in Western Sydney and its ever-controversial leader Sheikh Taj el-Din Hilaly (later to become Mufti of Australia), Keysar Trad was for decades one of the most famous Muslims in Australia.He fronted the media through numerous controversies, including the riots at Cronulla and the media-generated furore over…
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