‘We’re really close’: Labor’s hate speech laws expected to pass as negotiations with opposition continue

January 20, 2026

Liberal MPs likely to vote for watered-down hate speech provisions and new powers to legally designate extremist organisations

Labor says moves to legislate “the strongest hate speech laws that Australia’s ever had” are close to success, with Liberal MPs expected to support tough new proposals in parliament on Tuesday.

Late night and early morning negotiations have continued in Canberra as the second day of a special sitting gets underway. New gun laws, designed in the wake of last month’s terror attack at Bondi beach, are set to pass with support of the Greens, while Liberal MPs are expected to vote for separate hate speech provisions and new powers to legally designate extremist organisations under federal law.

Source: www.theguardian.com

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