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Australia passes tougher laws on guns, hate crimes

Jan 16, 2026 - Echoing the concerns of Liberal MPs, top religious leaders argue the attempt to crack down on antisemitic Islamist hate preachers might also capture reasonable...

Parliament has been recalled early to debate the Labor government's new hate speech bill. An RMIT expert says questions remain about how to protect

Jan 8, 2015 - Charlie Hebdo Today we are Charlie Hebdo. But what about tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow? I think most observers...

Federal Parliament will be recalled two weeks early for a special sitting to debate new legislation following the Bondi Beach massacre.

Dec 17, 2025 - This session will explore how hate speech is defined and regulated (ethics vs legality) across different European countries, and how media literacy can...

Married people admit to hating their in-laws and why.

Dec 23, 2025 - NSW Parliament is expected to pass the harshest gun reforms in the country today in the wake of the terrori...

Research Alaska state laws on hate crimes and guns, including what is regulated and what's not. Find related gun law details from Giffords Law Center to...

Jan 15, 2026 - The minor party’s position on the extremism and vilification crackdown, proposed by Labor after the Bondi massacre, is key because Opposition Leader Sussan...

Dec 23, 2025 - The British national has been moved into immigration detention in Brisbane after being charged during an AFP crackdown on hate symbols.

The laws enable a national gun buyback and tighten background checks for gun licences. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Online Safety Bill will help protect young people and clamp down on racist abuse online, while safeguarding freedom of expression.

The government will take up discussions on four crucial draft bills in the next Cabinet meeting.

The lawmakers will return next Monday, ‍and Prime Minister Albanese said he wanted to step up penalties for hate speech and authorize a gun buyback.

Today I debated hate crime statutes on Thom Hartmann's radio show. You can listen to the segment here. The provocation was...

Controversial chants could theoretically come under the new laws.

Two far-reaching rulings handed down Friday by the U.S. Supreme Court are expected to have significant ramifications for the protection of Jewish civil and...

Nov 18, 2024 - Hate crime is back in the news. The legislation has worried supporters of free speech for some time, but until last week few people were aware of the risk it...

Labor's emergency hate speech and gun laws have cleared the Federal Parliament's lower house amid fierce debate.

Sydney, Jan 13 (UNI) Australian neo-Nazi group the National Socialist Network (NSN) on Tuesday announced it will disband in response to new hate speech laws...

Criminalising homophobia will only make challenging homophobia more difficult.

Anthony Albanese looks to have finally struck a deal with the Liberal party that will see his contentious hate speech laws passed through parliament within...

Jan 17, 2026 - The Albanese government will separate laws tightening gun control from its proposed hate speech reforms after the omnibus bill failed to secure the support of...

Learn about the laws and statutes for federal and state hate crimes. Find out which states have hate crime data collection regulations and hate crime laws.

The decision leaves the future of the coalition in the balance.

Dec 21, 2025 - Speaking in Canberra, Attorney-General Michelle Rowland has revealed government plans to bring in tougher rules around hate speech, while the Prime Minister...

Senior figures in the attorney-general's department have been quizzed on whether proposed hate speech laws would outlaw common protest chants.

Research Delaware state laws on hate crimes and guns, including what is regulated and what's not. Find related gun law details from Giffords Law Center to...

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday welcomed Parliament's passing of anti-hate speech and gun laws in response to two shooters killing 15...

Jan 17, 2026 - Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced a last-ditch shake-up to his proposed laws after the Greens joined the Coalition in opposing the Labor plan.