After years on the sidelines, Liberals have joined the free speech debate

Leader of Australia's Liberal Party Sussan Ley leaves a floral tribute at the Bondi Pavillion in memory of the victims of a shooting at Bondi Beach, in Sydney on December 15, 2025. A father-and-son team toting long-barrelled guns shot and killed 15 people including a 10-year-old girl at Sydney's Bondi Beach on December 14, with authorities labelling it an antisemitic terrorist attack on a Jewish festival. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP via Getty Images)