E-Censorship & Free-Palestine Protests

This week Matthew Fischer and John Lawson discussed the Australian government’s attempt to censor free speech on X, using the e-safety commissioner, as well as the global pro-Palestine protests unfolding across universities including within Australia. Unfortunately, our scheduled guest wasn’t able to join us this week but don’t stress we came through with the content.Links* Spectator: X Rated* The Sydney Morning Herald: ‘Our university is scared’: Sydney Uni students join wave of US college encampments* The Guardian: Far-right extremist Blair Cottrell loses appeal against conviction for inciting contempt of MuslimsThe National Observer is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thenationalobserver.co/subscribe