Anne Aly said the government was ‘open to considering extending the protections to other types of hate’
The 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.
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Source: www.theguardian.com
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