Coalition Calls Hate Speech Laws 'Unsalvageable' While Playing Political Jenga
KEY POINTS
- â˘On January 15, 2026, Albanese slammed the Coalition for 'playing politics' over Labor's hate speech law reforms.
- â˘Sussan Ley criticized the reforms as 'pretty unsalvageable,' intensifying the partisan firestorm.
- â˘Iranian Australian activist Mohammad Hashemi received a rare phone call amid Iranâs week-long communication blackout.
In a political gymnastics meet on January 15, 2026, Albanese expressed stunned disbelief as Sussan Ley, the Coalition's spokeswoman with a flair for harsh adjectives, deemed Labor's hate speech reforms âpretty unsalvageable.â No one RSVP'd for that party. Meanwhile, in a subplot that feels like its own Netflix drama, Iranian Australian activist Mohammad Hashemi, sobbing over his countryâs chaos amid a week-long Iranian communication blackout, finally received a call from homeâprobably testing his phoneâs âemotional tormentâ mode. The governmentâs safety advice reads like a survivalistâs Tinder profile, warning citizens to shelter in place with all the charisma of a tax audit. "Donât travel to Iran," they say, but if youâre there? Good luck, youâre on your ownâeven pets might go freelance.
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Labor drops hate speech reforms, Coalition treats them like a rotten fruit no one wants near their picnic. Meanwhile, Iranians waiting on messages like itâs 1999. Politics and global crises: a remake nobody asked for.
Watching the Coalition trash hate speech laws is like seeing someone burn their own cake, then blame the oven. Plot twist: Albaneseâs shock was just for show.
Iranâs blackout is like a bad group chat blackoutâeveryoneâs anxious, some cry, and a single call is the emotional equivalent of a celebrity tweet.
Source: Theguardian | Published: 1/15/2026 | Author: Nick Visser
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