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NSW Police drifting dangerously toward I.C.E.-style tactics

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By Tony Smith, Herod himself
| Independent Australia
By cracking down on protest and edging toward heavy-handed enforcement, NSW risks turning its police into politicised enforcers — a dangerous drift toward I.C.E.-style tactics, writes Tony Smith. THE UNITED STATES Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (I.C.E.) has caused at least two deaths while seeking to deport people at the command of the president. The unpopularity of I.C.E. has been fertile ground for songwriters. The Antiwar Songs website has several relevant works.
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Thomas Mann’s warning for an age of war and censorship

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By Tony Smith
| Independent Australia
As global tensions rise, Colm Tóibín’s portrait of Thomas Mann reminds us how easily war, censorship and nationalism can reshape culture, writes Dr Tony Smith. AS THE WORLD again edges toward war and governments invoke patriotism to silence dissent, history offers reminders of how easily culture can become entangled with politics. Irish novelist Colm Tóibín has a remarkable knack for choosing apposite subjects and themes for his writing.
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From protest laws to writers’ festivals - Chris Minns overreaches

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By Tony Smith
| Pearls and Irritations
From protest laws to public commentary on writers and festivals, the NSW premier’s interventions reveal a troubling impatience with dissent and democratic restraint. Premier Chris Minns’ decisions and statements over recent months show that he takes a patronising attitude to the state’s people. His reaction to the tragic events at Bondi Beach in December misjudged the situation badly.
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