‘Hypocrisy’: Brutal Swipe over Bondi Bill

‘Hypocrisy’: Brutal swipe over Bondi bill

Tony Burke has accused the Coalition of ‘hypocrisy’ amid signals the opposition may vote against Labor’s proposed hate speech laws.

Albanese ‘stunned’ as Coalition backs away from hate speech laws

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has made a last-ditch plea for compromise to pass the racial vilification bill.

Ley signals Liberals won't back 'unsalvageable' hate crime, gun control reforms

Liberals are backing away from a push to tackle antisemitism with stronger racial hatred laws, with some senior figures in the party also voicing freedom of speech concerns.

Coalition members won't back proposed hate speech and gun reform laws

Members of the Coalition have vowed to oppose hate speech and gun law reforms introduced after the Bondi attack. The scrutiny is increasing on the package to be voted on next Tuesday, as Labor faces growing calls to widen protections.

Sussan Ley walks Coalition towards opposing Labor hate laws

Both Liberal and Nationals backbench MPs are speaking out in opposition to the government’s hurried hate speech legislation.

Gun reform causing more headaches for opposition parties

Labor’s linking of gun buy-back legislation to hate law reforms in one piece of legislation is proving problematic for the Coalition. Photo: ACT Policing. Proposed gun reforms are causing grief inside the Coalition, with the Nationals vehemently opposed to a further clamp down on firearms ownership. The Federal Opposition is scrutinising the sweeping hate crimes and gun legislation to be debated in parliament when it is recalled next week. It do…