Labor considering extending new hate speech protections to LGBTQ+ Australians and religious groups

Anne Aly said the government was ‘open to considering extending the protections to other types of hate’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe federal government will consider stronger legal protections for religious groups, people with a disability and LGBTQ+ Australians after new hate speech laws drafted in the wake of the Bondi Beach shootings pass parliament.Parliament will sit on Monday and Tuesday next week, to debate a bill which includes new hate speech and anti-vilification laws, powers to formally designate groups as proscribed organisations, and provisions for the largest gun buy-back scheme since the 1996 Port Arthur massacre. Continue reading...