It comes after opposition leader Sussan Ley has spent weeks calling for better legislative protections to tackle antisemitism
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Senior Liberals are urging colleagues to vote against Labor’s fast-tracked legislation in the wake of the Bondi terror attack, despite opposition leader Sussan Ley calling for urgent legislative action for weeks.
Labor would be forced to rely on support from the Greens if the opposition does not support the bill next Tuesday, as some Liberals and Nationals oppose both of its major tenets: on hate speech and religious protection, and on gun laws.
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Author : Tom McIlroy Political editor
Publish date : 2026-01-14 07:15:00
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