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Home affairs minister adds conversations ongoing to make sure laws are ‘fit for purpose’ after neo-Nazi rally

Burke added that officials had “significant” powers under current law, but there were ongoing discussions following the neo-Nazi rally.

As you’d expect, there are conversations that I’m having with my department to make sure that all the laws that we have are fit for purpose, not only with my department, but obviously the different intelligence and law enforcement and security agencies that are within my portfolio as well.

You’re always reviewing because the nature of the attack and the nature of what people want to do to our social cohesion is always changing.

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Source: www.theguardian.com

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