As millions around the world remember the lives lost a year on from the October 7 terror attack by Hamas, Michael McLaren has looked back on the weekly protests and their impact on Australia and free speech.

He also notes actions by countries in Europe and calls from the more progressive left in the United States of America to limit exports of weapons to Israel have likely legitimised the “false claim” of genocide.

Listen to all of the highlights from Afternoons with Michael McLaren here: