Labor has dropped racial vilification offences from its hate speech proposals. It's not the first time such a bid has failed. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's (right) battle to pass the laws is similar to former Labor prime minister Paul Keating's failed attempt over 30 years ago, an expert says. Source: AAP / Darren England / Lukas Coch The government has abandoned a push to create new offences for inciting racial hatred as part of its planned reforms in the wake of the Bondi terror attack. An omnibus bill, to be debated in parliament this week, initially proposed criminalising the incitement...