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Australian state plans tougher laws against displaying extremist flags after Bondi shooting [New South Wales]
Associated Press ^ | 11:00 AM EST, December 20, 2025

Posted on 12/20/2025 10:16:19 PM PST by Olog-hai

The Australian state of New South Wales is proposing to ban public displays of Islamic State group flags or extremist symbols after a mass shooting driven by antisemitism killed 15 people at Sydney’s Bondi Beach.

Under draft laws to be debated by the state Parliament, publicly displaying the IS flag or symbols from other extremist groups will be offenses punishable by up to two years in prison and fines.

The state’s premier, Chris Minns, also said chants of “globalize the intifada” will be banned and police would be given greater powers to demand protesters remove face coverings at demonstrations.

“Hate speech or incitement of hatred has no place in our society,” Minns said Saturday.

The Arabic word intifada is generally translated as “uprising.” …

(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.com ...


TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: antisemitism; australia; bondibeach; globalizetheintifada; intifada; isis; jihad; minns; newsouthwales; nsw; rop

1 posted on 12/20/2025 10:16:19 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

And the government is working on plans to confiscate guns (through a pressured “buyback” in order to “melt the guns down.”)

Terrorists and mentally ill killers: “Thank goodness. Now we will be the only ones in Australia with guns.”


3 posted on 12/20/2025 10:19:03 PM PST by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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4 posted on 12/20/2025 10:31:41 PM PST by wasmv80
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To: Olog-hai

All Islamist’s are Muslim, but not all Muslims are Islamist’s, that’s the difference.
Islam is like the KKK and Christians the target.
Taking away the people’s means of defense will not end well.
I’m glad that I won’t see the end of this story, I’m getting too old.


5 posted on 12/20/2025 11:07:58 PM PST by READINABLUESTATE (‘Never trust a man whose uncle was eaten by cannibals’)
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To: Olog-hai

Take that! That’ll show them the Aussies mean business!


6 posted on 12/20/2025 11:09:07 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Olog-hai

Yeah because this has total relevance to anything that happened.... /sarc


7 posted on 12/21/2025 12:19:12 AM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Olog-hai

Stupid non-leaders like this get people killed.


8 posted on 12/21/2025 12:26:50 AM PST by BamaAndy
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To: BamaAndy

Indeed

And congrats on huge comeback. Btw


9 posted on 12/21/2025 12:29:52 AM PST by wardaddy (If u hate Trump you’re stupid or clueless what’s going on)
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10 posted on 12/21/2025 1:31:14 AM PST by newfreep ("There is no race problem...just a problem race")
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To: Olog-hai

I didn’t say anything about deportations.


11 posted on 12/21/2025 2:24:44 AM PST by roving
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To: Olog-hai

This is brilliant. Aussies will not hear any Islamic terrorists shout Allahu Akbar until right before a terror attack with guns that weren’t bought back. But until that next attack, all is well.


12 posted on 12/21/2025 4:01:25 AM PST by Rennes Templar (President Trump is back.)
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To: Olog-hai
Extremist flag

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13 posted on 12/21/2025 6:10:23 AM PST by thegagline (Sic semper tyrannis! Trump & Vance, 2024! (Formerly) Goldwater & Thomas Sowell)
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