Michael Bachelard

Join senior writer Michael Bachelard, who witnessed the anti-immigration rallies in Melbourne, and Maria O’Sullivan, an Associate Professor specializing in protest law, as they dissect the alarming rise of neo-Nazi groups in Australia. They explore why these protests erupted now and the intricate balance between free speech and hate speech laws. Bachelard and O’Sullivan also discuss the troubling involvement of politicians in these events and the implications for social harmony and human rights in contemporary Australia.