Opposition leader says government took ‘a month to deliver this bad bill’ as Labor criticises Liberal ‘hypocrisy’ on proposed hate laws
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The opposition leader, Sussan Ley, has said the Albanese government’s proposed hate speech and anti-vilification legislation appears “pretty unsalvageable” and rejected suggestions of hypocrisy by the Coalition after weeks of calls for new laws to tackle antisemitism.
After demanding parliament be immediately recalled in the wake of the Bondi beach terror attacks on 14 December, Ley on Thursday morning flagged the Coalition would oppose new laws introduced to parliament next week, including provisions for a new national gun buyback scheme.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/15/sussan-ley-coalition-criticises-labor-hate-speech-reforms-ntwnfb
Author : Tom McIlroy Political editor
Publish date : 2026-01-15 01:32:00
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