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THU · 2025-12-18 · 02:19 GMTBRIEF NSR-2025-1218-3182
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Albanese announces new laws cracking down on hate speech and preachers of hate after Bondi beach attack

Following the Bondi beach mass shooting in Sydney, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced new measures to combat hate speech. The federal government will strengthen hate speech laws, specifically targeting religious preachers, and introduce new powers to cancel or reject visas for individuals who promote hate and division.

Dan Jervis-BardyThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2025-12-18 · 02:19 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min
Albanese announces new laws cracking down on hate speech and preachers of hate after Bondi beach attack
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Following the Bondi beach mass shooting in Sydney, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced new measures to combat hate speech. The federal government will strengthen hate speech laws, specifically targeting religious preachers, and introduce new powers to cancel or reject visas for individuals who promote hate and division. This announcement comes after increasing pressure to address anti-Jewish hate following Sunday's terrorist attack, which occurred during a Hanukah celebration. The measures aim to prevent the spread of hate and division within the country. The announcement coincided with the funeral of the youngest victim of the attack.

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The measures aim to stamp out anti-Jewish hate following Sunday’s terrorist attack.

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Anthony Albanese unveiled the measures on Thursday.

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The measures are a response to the mass shooting in Bondi.

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New powers will be created to cancel or reject visas of people who spread “hate and division”.

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Federal government will strengthen hate speech laws to target religious preachers.

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Australian prime minister unveils new measures to combat antisemitism after Sunday’s massacre in Sydney Full report: Bondi terror attack Victims of Bondi beach shooting Ten minutes of terror: how the Bondi mass shooting unfolded in real time – video Follow the latest live updates The federal government will significantly strengthen hate speech laws – including to target religious preachers – and create new powers to cancel or reject visas of people who spread “hate and division”, in a major escalation of its response to the mass shooting in Bondi . The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, unveiled the measures on Thursday after days of intensifying pressure to do more to stamp out anti-Jewish hate following Sunday’s terrorist attack on a Hanukah celebration. It came as mourners gathered in Sydney for the funeral of 10-year-old Matilda – the youngest of the 15 victims. Continue reading...
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