It’s baaaaack, and it’s not much improved.
The government is edging closer to passing most of its hate speech laws, with the Coalition open to striking a deal that would bolster safeguards to address fears about an overreach of new powers to criminalise hate groups.
…the Coalition wants to impose safeguards around a power that will allow the home affairs minister to designate organisations as illegal hate groups, making membership illegal with severe penalties attached.Antisemitism and hate speech: Opinion & analysis
…While the Coalition said that it is working in good faith and the shadow cabinet was meeting to discuss its position late on Sunday, Opposition Leader Sussan Ley will need to get the majority support of Liberal and National MPs in her party room to strike a deal with Labor.
…Outspoken Liberal MP Andrew Hastie said he opposed rushing the laws through this week, signalling the internal divisions within the Coalition.
“Here’s the cold, hard truth about Bondi Beach. The only thing that would have stopped the two jihadists from killing more people was lethal force,” Hastie said in a post on Instagram on Saturday night. “Now, when I look at the bill that’s going to be debated in parliament next week, I ask the question, ‘Will this stop a future Bondi attack?’”
He repeated his position that new laws should be delayed until after the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion hands down its final report in December.
Exactly. Why are we going to throw away our rights to freedom of association when lone wolf terrorists are going to do what they do, no matter what?
Has Canberra not heard of the internet? Is Albo considering implementing a fake ban for adults next?
Does Canberra really think that driving radical groups underground and into plain clothes will aid their identification?
Currently, authorities know who and where they are.
The whole bill has to go unless the RC can provide a convincing argument to the contrary.
