The Greens have warned Labor’s newly passed hate speech bill could criminalise reasonable expressions of contempt or ridicule by individuals and groups, and see critics of the government of Israel targeted for prosecution. Greens justice spokesperson, David Shoebridge, said rushed amendments – agreed between Labor and the Coalition in the wake of the Bondi terror attacks – represent an unprecedented expansion of political power to ban organisations and criminalise speech based on vague standards. Anthony Albanese, and the home affairs minister, Tony Burke, rejected the claims on Wednesday, insisting the laws were needed to protect Australians, including members of the...
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