Liberal Party’s Backing of Anti-Semitic Hate Speech Laws a Departure from Menzies’ Ideal: Ruddick

Former party MP says support for new hate-speech laws is the latest bipartisan move which has alienated conservative members and voters.

Members of the Australian Jewish community hold Israeli and Australian flags during a memorial service in Sydney, Australia on Oct. 7, 2024. David Gray/AFP via Getty Images

Libertarian state New South Wales (NSW) MP, John Ruddick, hopes the Liberal Party can reconnect with its founding principles of classical liberalism.

He says his former party’s support for the state’s hate speech laws goes against these values.