The ACT Is Looking at Tougher Hate Speech Laws. Here's What They're Considering

The ACT is looking at tougher hate speech laws. Here's what they're considering

ACT plans to enhance anti-vilification laws to criminally penalise hate promoters, targeting anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, and LGBTIQA+ abuse.

Criminalisation of hate speech an option as part of review into ACT's anti-vilification laws

The ACT Government is ready to move ahead with its election commitment to review and strengthen Canberra’s hate crime and vilification laws (pictured: Chief Minister Andrew Barr). Photo: UC Media. The ACT Chief Minister has hinted it may criminalise forms of hate speech as part of a promise to review and strengthen the Territory’s hate crime and vilification laws. ACT Labor made an election commitment to re-examine its anti-vilification laws, ou…