The Greens are pushing for the Albanese government to ensure the live streaming of a firing squad execution in the US is not able to be viewed in Australia.
Last week, the US secretary of defence, Pete Hegseth, said the public would be able to watch the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan on 3 December.
The Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young has written to the eSafety commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, and the communications minister, Anika Wells, seeking assurance it won’t be shown in Australia.
Hanson-Young suggested large fines could apply for digital platforms if they showed the stream or did not take steps to block the video at a later date.
double quotation markI think this is incredibly shocking and barbaric, and Australians don’t want this on our screens.
