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Hate crimes bill: LGBTQ+ and Jewish groups disappointed Labor has dropped plan to outlaw vilification
New laws will expand the existing offence of urging violence but won’t criminalise conduct such as inciting hatred, serious contempt, revulsion or severe ridicule
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LGBTQ+ and Jewish groups have expressed disappointment at Labor’s decision to abandon its plan to outlaw vilification, warning hate speech will not be prohibited under new laws.
On Thursday the attorney general, Mark Dreyfus, introduced the Albanese government’s hate crimes bill, which he said “responds to the increasing prevalence of hate speech and hateful conduct in our society”. “This conduct cannot, and will not, be tolerated,” he said.
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