Labor and Coalition on track to achieve deal on hate speech laws

Negotiations between prime minister Anthony Albanese and opposition leader Sussan Ley are ‘constructive’, sources sayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA deal on new hate speech laws is increasingly likely after Sussan Ley’s shadow cabinet agreed to work with Labor to pass the legislation in a special parliamentary sitting in response to the Bondi beach massacre.The opposition leader met the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, on Monday to discuss a compromise after MPs returned to Canberra to mark the 14 December terrorist attack. Continue reading...