Australian chapter of Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir has no plans to disband before Labor’s hate speech laws

The Australian chapter of Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir has stated it will not disband despite potential targeting by new hate speech laws proposed by the Labor government. This announcement comes after the National Socialist Network (NSN), a neo-Nazi group, claimed it would disband in response to the proposed legislation. Both Hizb ut-Tahrir Australia and the NSN were identified by Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke as organizations that could be affected by the new laws, which aim to ban alleged "hate groups." The proposed legislation follows concerns raised by Asio Director-General Mike Burgess regarding both groups. The laws are expected to be brought before parliament soon.