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[–] galoisghost@aussie.zone 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Gun regulations. Not protest regulations. As mind numbingly stupid we are as a nation. I don’t think most people really think the Akram’s were protestors.

I will ask though where are the unions? You know the reason the Labor party exists in the first place. Surely their rights to protest are sacrosanct . If a Labor government can just opportunistically ban one kind of protest an LNP can easily just ban another.

[–] hanrahan@piefed.social 2 points 1 day ago

If a Labor government can just opportunistically ban one kind of protest an LNP can easily just ban another.

A lot of aged Qld ALP members were dismayed when Qld cracked down on protests under the previous state ALP government, saying the legislation nearly exacrly mirrored the Bjelke-Petersen Governments Union anti protest laws. Didn't help though... (mostly climaye protests becase protesting the destruction of the enviorment and the likely collapse of civilisation is apparently not on)

I notice the Greens supported the revised gun laws but were against more protest crack downs, so voters do have a choice.