In the space of 12 hours on Thursday, the Australian Parliament passed legislation about what remains, to the public, a largely ill-defined and unknown group of people – but variously described by some of our MPs as “hardened criminals” and “absolute animals” – in a legislative exercise alarming in its chaos, and deeply concerning in its origins.
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Laura Tingle is chief political correspondent for the ABC's 7.30 program. She is the staff-elected director of the ABC. Connect with Laura on Twitter.