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Australian Government Adopts Mandatory Sentences for Hate Crimes and Terror Offences
- Australia has enacted mandatory jail terms for displaying hate symbols and performing Nazi salutes, with sentences ranging from one to six years, as stated by Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke.
- The laws are described as the "toughest laws Australia has ever had against hate crimes" and aim to address rising antisemitism in the country.
- The amendments include minimum sentences for financing terrorism and committing terrorist acts, with a minimum of three years for financing and six years for planning acts of terrorism.
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese emphasized the priority of addressing antisemitic activities, stating, "We want people who are engaged in antisemitic activities to be caught, to be charged and put in the clink.
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Australia enacts tough hate speech laws amid anti-semitism surge
The Australian government enacted a new law banning the display of hate symbols and mandating minimum sentences for certain terror offences on Thursday, as part of a broader effort to curb the surge in antisemitism across the country. The Criminal Code Amendment (Hate Crimes) Bill 2024 targets the most extreme types of damaging hate speech, which include supporting and threatening the use of force or violence against a group or a member of a gro…
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