Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced he will separate proposed gun reforms from the broader Combating Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill 2026, abandoning contentious racial vilification provisions after it became clear the Greens and Coalition would not support the legislation in its current form. In a Saturday press conference, Albanese framed the move as a pragmatic step to ensure gun law reforms pass through a hastily recalled Parliament next week after Greens leader Larissa Waters confirmed her party would only support gun law reform, and not the hate speech and racial vilification passages. Loading...