Queensland’s ‘from the river to the sea’ laws likened to Bjelke-Petersen era anti-protest regime
Greens MP says arrests under new pro-Palestine slogan bans bear hallmarks of ‘authoritarian police state’ as deputy premier says ‘the law’s the law’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice arresting pro-Palestinian protesters for using the phrase “from the river...
<p>Greens MP says arrests under new pro-Palestine slogan bans bear hallmarks of ‘authoritarian police state’ as deputy premier says ‘the law’s the law’</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Police arresting pro-Palestinian protesters for using the phrase “from the river to the sea” had “all the hallmarks of an authoritarian police state”, according to a Greens MP, amid widespread backlash against Queensland’s new hate speech laws.</p><p>The laws went into effect yesterday after passing a vote in parliament last week.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/12/queensland-from-the-river-to-the-sea-pro-palestine-protest-slogan-laws-likened-to-bjelke-petersen-era-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>
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