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Labor to cut racial vilification offence from hate speech bill after Greens signal opposition
17 Jan 2026 07:43 GMT
… offence from its proposed hate speech reforms and separate laws … the government's hate crime reforms have "massive … everyone from hatred and discrimination."
The government had … aggravating factors in existing hate speech laws and establishing a …
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Anthony Albanese announces shock change to Labor's controversial gun and hate crime legislation
17 Jan 2026 05:58 GMT
Anthony Albanese has made a shock change to his controversial legislation on guns and hate crimes, just days before it was set to be introduced into Parliament.
In a snap press conference on Saturday, the Prime Minister said he will split the Bill in two …
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Labor splits gun and hate speech reforms after opposition from Coalition, Greens
17 Jan 2026 04:56 GMT
… offence from its proposed hate speech reforms and separate laws … to crack down on hate speech, including the creation … discrimination."
Larissa Waters says the government's hate crime … aggravating factors in existing hate speech laws and establishing a …
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Why Australia’s new ‘hate speech’ bill threatens our national security
16 Jan 2026 17:59 GMT
… which seeks to criminalise antisemitism, hate speech, and extremism.
The term … for a state to discriminate against any of its … laws, ‘conduct constituting a hate crime may have occurred before … ’s dignity and human rights are not violated.
The satisfaction of …
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Year in Prison for Role in Hate Crime Hoax
16 Jan 2026 16:52 GMT
… further publicize the supposed "hate crime" that they themselves created … , the prosecutors argue, constitutes a violation of 18 U.S.C … ) (as well as conspiracy to violate it):
Whoever, through the use …
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The OmniBus Crash of the Hate Speech Laws | The West Report
16 Jan 2026 09:35 GMT
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00:00 Hate speech laws, the “biggest hate crime” carve out
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Australian reforms on hate speech and firearms reignite fears for freedom of expression
15 Jan 2026 23:53 GMT
… the threshold for prosecuting hate speech. The initiative, deemed … called for protections against hate speech to be expanded, … UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Counter-Terrorism, Ben … in order to facilitate hate crime prosecutions, as public …
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Australian bill would criminalize ‘hate speech’ against Jews but not Christians
15 Jan 2026 21:51 GMT
… would admittedly criminalize hate speech against Jews and … Australian government says new hate speech laws will only protect … responded Chidgey, clarifying that “hate speech” motivated by religion itself … conduct constituting a hate crime targeted at a person …
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The ADL’s turn away from civil rights was years in the making — Oct. 7 accelerated it
15 Jan 2026 21:47 GMT
… with the kind of human rights issues that we had … led a portfolio focused on hate crime prevention, religious freedom, … outlets, anti-hate organizations, civil rights groups and — perhaps most … that field complaints of discrimination in K-12 schools …
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Too fast, too slow, too broad, too narrow ... Albanese’s hate speech critics agree on one thing
15 Jan 2026 21:06 GMT
… Albanese government to introduce tougher hate-speech laws, the Ley opposition considers … the outcome of hate speech, then excluding any group from hate speech protections becomes … wife, describing it as a hate crime. The couple’s alleged assailants …