Bondi was horrific. One of the worst events to have ever happened on Australian soil.

But let me be very clear - the omnibus bill that the Government has just put forward would not have prevented it. It is a Trojan horse for a completely different agenda - and it must be resisted. A 🧵 The fine print that matters

Labor is proposing a new "Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill" in response to the Islamic terror attack in Bondi late last year - and it is far worse than most people realise.

In all of its 140+ pages, the bill doesn't mention radical Islam once - in fact it has PROTECTIONS for hate preachers.

“Subsection (1) does not apply to conduct that consists only of directly quoting from, or otherwise referencing, a religious text for the purpose of religious teaching or discussion.”

So this is not a narrow response to the ideology that has killed Australians. It is a broad new speech regime - with a penalty of up to five years’ imprisonment - drafted so vaguely it could (and I believe will) be used to silence legitimate political communication.

If this law passes, it will criminalise speech even if no harm occurs. It covers all public spaces and includes the internet, meaning posts, videos, tweets, and memes all could get you arrested.

And it doesn’t stop at speech. The laws also allow authorities to tap your phones if they suspect you of committing hate crimes. The laws are retrospective so that even comments made before the laws come into effect could be deemed as a criminal offence.

In the Government’s own words, it is "immaterial whether ... the conduct actually results in any person feeling intimidated."

These laws are poorly targeted, poorly drafted, and a Trojan horse that will chill legitimate political critique, and undermine the very foundation of our liberal democracy.

But don’t take my word for it. Just look at the UK. /2

If you want to know why the opposition has dropped Net Zero and committed to affordable energy first, the latest report from the Australian Energy Council (essentially the peak body for all things energy) is essential reading.

Despite the fact that most of the commentary about this report has been about the AEC’s continued “commitment to Net Zero”, the actual body of the report is devastating for anyone who believes that renewables will be cheaper, bills will come down, or that any of this is good for Australia.

A thread below (in their own words) of what they think the transition is going to do to our country 🧵 The transition is going to hit our poorest the hardest

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A few quick thoughts on last night's results;

This will be the worst result in the party's history - this is existential for the libs

The nats should have held the right but bled to minor parties- especially in the senate.

PHON could win up to 7 senate seats- the nats only have 5 2/
Trying to "save the party" will only make things worse - they need to set an agenda that will save the nation- energy, debt, productivity, security, immigration, family formation and housing- these are present and persistent issues that require confidence and clarity.

Cost of living pressures are downstream from these.

Spain did everything the climate experts told them to.

Now their entire grid has collapsed in an instant.

Australia is being pushed down the same road.

🧵 A warning: 1/ Spain, much like Australia, has chased the renewable dream at breakneck speed, aspiring to a grid powered by over 80% renewables.

Since 2014, around two-thirds of Spain’s fossil fuel capacity has been dismantled. Nearly all its coal plants are gone.

This was cheered on by climate advocates. But the real-world consequences? Ignored. Until yesterday.

1/ In the last five years, Australia has lost twice as much power as it’s built. Hazelwood. Liddell. Soon, Eraring.

We haven’t run out of power by accident.

We got here because our leaders thought virtue-signalling was more important than keeping the lights on.

🧵 A thread: 2/ Australia’s energy system is broken. Not because of “market failure,” but because of policy success.

The elites wanted renewables at any cost. They got them. Now families can’t pay the bills — and manufacturers are closing their doors.

Australia has always been the lucky country—an outlier blessed with some of the highest living standards on earth. But the latest budget confirms what we've sensed through a decade of mismanagement: our elites have locked us into a path of managed decline. Here's why 🧵 1/ Budgets today are essentially PR exercises designed to spoon-feed talking points to a compliant media class, who then dutifully tell you how generous your government is—without ever questioning who ultimately pays.

The numbers involved here are so enormous they defy comprehension. Australians simply don't grasp the scale of the debt, the magnitude of interest payments, or the disastrous long-term consequences.

JD Vance was right: mass migration is undermining productivity, and Australia is living proof. Here’s why 🧵 1/ The Population Trap - Last year Australia's population surged by 484,000 due to mass migration, which follows a trend that has brought in nearly 6 million people since 2010.

Sure, more people means higher total GDP, but per capita GDP & labour productivity, which actually measures individual prosperity, has done the opposite- it’s collapsed.

🧵 Just spent 10 days in South Africa—a brutal lesson in energy failure. Australia needs to wake up fast, or we're next. Here's why: 1/ South Africa’s rolling blackouts, or 'load shedding,' have crippled their economy. Mines shut, factories halt, supermarkets burn millions on diesel—complete chaos. It’s bordering on a failed state. Why invest where the lights flicker and die every single day?