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    Is one of John Farnham’s most popular songs about to be banned in Australia?

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    3. samdekat on

      Kinda weird that only a few weeks after falsely accusing Grace Tame of denying that the Oct 7 attacks included rapes, the abc is now running with this. Maybe clean up the blood you’ve spilt first.

    4. rocopotomus74 on

      Wt actual fuck? Such bullshit use of a law written for a completely different reason…..and that’s even a bullshit law.

    5. Potatoe_Potahto on

      >Queensland’s Fighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals Amendment Act 2026

      Jesus fuck they’ve gone full seppo. Just call it the Big Beautiful True Blue God Bless Australia Bill. 

    7. NuclearHermit on

      Not clicking it. Fire the editor who approved that headline. It’s supposed to be the national broadcaster, not a tabloid.

    8. Remarkable_Custard on

      Wait, how or why is a phrase river to the sea a form of hate speech?!?

      I don’t get it.

    9. kiwiboy22 on

      fuck no, what if people just rearrange the words now? these aren’t hate speech laws, it’s just straight up censorship

    10. AuzzieTiger on

      The context has nothing to do with the situation in Gaza…then or now. Where does a river flow? To the ocean…the sea!

    12. alexlp on

      Literally only found out this was a political phrase from arrest reports. Streisanding themselves.

    15. chuckiechap33 on

      If it does get banned, watch it being played every where. The audacity to ban John Farnham.

    22. Fit_Appointment_4980 on

      Queensland comtinues to produce Australia’s worst politics and politicians.

    24. RunDNA on

      To summarize: Queensland police are arresting people for using the words “From the river to the sea” so some sneaky artists are trying to get around it by quoting the line “River to the sea” from the John Farnham song “Two Strong Hearts” along with a picture of the singer. And police seem to be looking into the artists.

      They could also use [this 1986 translation of the Psalms](https://imgur.com/a/sOYxH9U) if they wanted to. The translation of Psalm 89 includes the line:

      > I will extend his borders from the River to the Sea

      Let’s see the police start arresting people for Bible verses.

    25. iball1984 on

      Once upon a time, the ABC was a credible news outlet.

      Now they’re publishing this shit.

    27. One-Psychology-8394 on

      Jesus Christ! Can we not fkn label everything ANTISEMTIC?! What is up with the Zionists?!

    28. Opposite-Map-3388 on

      FFS be adults everyone. The comments on here are just like kids throwing sand in the sandpit.

    29. beretbabe88 on

      There’s also that lovely song from Emmet Otter’s Jug Band Xmas,” When the River Meets the Sea.’ John Denver & the Muppets did a version on their Xmas LP. I wonder what happens if I play the record at Xmas lol.

    30. Duideka on

      Piss off with this culture war rubbish, no one cares.

      I’m usually a fan of the ABC but why are they getting involved in this nonsense.