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Federal Parliament passes Australia's toughest hate speech and hate crime laws with mandatory sentencing
Federal Parliament has passed what the government calls Australia’s toughest laws against hate speech and hate crimes. Labor conceded to Coalition demands for mandatory sentencing to secure support for the bill.
'Toughest ever laws' against hate crimes backed in Federal Parliament
Minimum jail sentences are planned as part of a crackdown on hate crimes by the federal government.Amid an escalation of attacks, graffiti and other incidents including against Jewish people in Australia,
Federal mandatory sentences for terror offences, displaying hate symbols in new hate crimes laws pass
Displaying hate symbols, funding terrorism and terror crimes will now carry mandatory minimum sentences federally after the laws successfully passed parliament on Thursday.
Australia introduces mandatory jail time for hate crimes following surge in antisemitism
Australia has introduced strict laws to combat hate crimes, introducing mandatory minimum sentences for a range of terrorism offences and the display of hate symbols, following a spate of antisemitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne.
Mandatory jail for Nazi salutes under new Australia laws
The new laws were passed after a series of high-profile antisemitic attacks in Australia Hate symbols and terror offences will be punishable with mandatory jail terms ranging from one to six years in Australia,
Federal government 'surprised and disappointed' by Queensland decision to end support for hydrogen project
Energy Minister Chris Bowen says he has been left "surprised and disappointed" by a Queensland government move to dump ...
Church, 'sloppy' lunch policy, cost of living: Key moments from parliament's 2025 return
Senators and members of parliament have returned for the first sitting week of the year. Here's what was on the agenda.
Parliament returns as election countdown begins
Parliament is back for a fortnight in what could be the final sitting before the federal election is called. Prime Minister ...
Flip-flops on both sides of politics as hate laws and civil liberties clash
The battle to contain antisemitism in Australia finds both sides of politics embracing measures they would otherwise abhor.
Australia news LIVE: Laos waives AFP help in methanol deaths investigation; PM to make major funding announcement in Alice Springs
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is visiting Alice Springs today, where he will announce $840 million in funding to support ...
Sound the alarm: ABC at risk of Coalition’s Trump-style policies
Parliament has yet to pass a law ensuring five-year funding for the ABC. That leaves the broadcaster at risk should the ...
Federal Election 2025: Deja vu all over again in barbed final days of Parliament for Labor’s first term
The first day of the last days of Parliament followed a well-worn template both in format and substance as leaders attacked each other over the cost of living.
Political donations data show who’s funding whom in Australia – but they are coming out far too late
While there’s plenty of information in the latest data disclosure, Australians are still in the dark about exactly who funds ...
Australia’s Top Conservative Follows Trump’s Playbook, Up to a Point
Peter Dutton, who wants to be prime minister, has been taking aim at “wokeness.” But Australia’s electorate isn’t America’s, ...