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Australia to tighten hate speech laws after Bondi Beach terror attack
the-independent.com ^
| December 18, 2025
| Maroosha Muzaffar
Posted on 12/18/2025 5:00:02 AM PST by lowbridge
Anthony Albanese has announced a significant expansion of Australia’s hate speech laws following the deadly terrorist attack on Sydney’s Jewish community at Bondi Beach on Sunday.
Speaking after a meeting of the National Security Committee, the Australian prime minister outlined a suite of legislative and policy changes aimed at lowering the threshold for prosecuting hate speech, particularly targeting religious preachers and organisational leaders who incite violence or racial hatred.
The reforms come amid mounting criticism that the government failed to act decisively as antisemitism surged in Australia after the 7 October 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, and Israel’s subsequent ground invasion of Gaza.
“Governments aren’t perfect. I’m not perfect,” Mr Albanese said when a reporter asked why his government didn’t do more to combat antisemitism. “Look, of course more could have always been done,” he added.
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TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: australia; bondibeach; speech
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posted on
12/18/2025 5:00:02 AM PST
by
lowbridge
To: lowbridge
To: lowbridge
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posted on
12/18/2025 5:01:32 AM PST
by
Jonty30
(Escasooners are faster than escalators,)
To: lowbridge
Jeeze. I never knew Aussies were so lame. Land of Crocodile Dundee? I think not.
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posted on
12/18/2025 5:02:28 AM PST
by
Governor Dinwiddie
( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and his mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
To: lowbridge
Why not rid yourselves of the vermin?
To: lowbridge
Just imagine.
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posted on
12/18/2025 5:03:12 AM PST
by
Jonty30
(Escasooners are faster than escalators,)
To: lowbridge
This PM reminds me of taterhead biden.......will do the absolute WRONG thing just to be obstinate......no matter how blatantly obvious the correct decision is and refuses to admit he’s wrong.
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posted on
12/18/2025 5:03:38 AM PST
by
V_TWIN
(America........so great even the people that hate it won't leave)
To: lowbridge
The Aussies would be better advised to tighten their immigration laws and loosen their gun control laws
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posted on
12/18/2025 5:04:33 AM PST
by
Oscar in Batangas
(An Honors Graduate from the Don Rickles School of Personal Verbal Intercourse)
To: lowbridge
Aren't they also planning to tighten gun control laws?
Anything--except what will solve the problem.
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posted on
12/18/2025 5:05:14 AM PST
by
Savage Beast
(When the student is ready, the teacher appears. When the people are ready, the hero appears.)
To: Governor Dinwiddie
Albanese is catholic.....make of that what you will.
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posted on
12/18/2025 5:05:38 AM PST
by
V_TWIN
(America........so great even the people that hate it won't leave)
To: lowbridge; Fred Nerks
Albanese.
Take ALL guns.
Put corks in everyone's mouth.
That'll work (protect the jihadists)? Alahwahoo Rebar !
Buahahahahahahahahahahaha!
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posted on
12/18/2025 5:05:46 AM PST
by
Candor7
(Ask not for whom the Trump Trolls,He trolls for thee!<img src="" width=500</img><a href="">tag</a>) )
To: lowbridge
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posted on
12/18/2025 5:05:59 AM PST
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
To: lowbridge
Oh, and “gun safety” legislation too.
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posted on
12/18/2025 5:06:13 AM PST
by
rktman
(Destroy America from within? On hold! Enlisted USN 1967 proudly. 🚫💉! 🇮🇱🙏! Winning currently!)
To: lowbridge
So, Christian and Jewish preachers will be charged and Islamic Terrorists will be allowed to spout their hatred? Sounds like a brew for civil war?
To: V_TWIN
Contempt for truth is the evil most fundamental to the decadence of Western Civilization.
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posted on
12/18/2025 5:07:39 AM PST
by
Savage Beast
(When the student is ready, the teacher appears. When the people are ready, the hero appears.)
To: lowbridge
To: Oscar in Batangas
If there is a mechanism in the Australian government to recall the PM it should be triggered immediately.
This Albanese guy is a total incompetent as far as I’m concerned.
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posted on
12/18/2025 5:10:48 AM PST
by
V_TWIN
(America........so great even the people that hate it won't leave)
To: 9YearLurker
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posted on
12/18/2025 5:12:50 AM PST
by
mfish13
( )
To: lowbridge; RitaOK; AFB-XYZ
It is \instructive\ to recognize that the elimination of freedom in Australia began with removing firearms from the citizens.
You can’t regulate speech without that first step.
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posted on
12/18/2025 5:14:29 AM PST
by
Cletus.D.Yokel
(The Democrats' official policy is now, “Hate, Violence and Murder". Change my mind.)
To: lowbridge
Yeah... that’s gotta be the problem alright...
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posted on
12/18/2025 5:14:34 AM PST
by
Clutch Martin
("The dawn cracks hard like a bull whip and it ain't takin' no lip from the night before" Tom Waits)
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