Greens oppose Labor’s hate speech laws as support for overhaul collapses
The Greens are also concerned that Labor wants to block the pro-Palestinian protest movement, which uses slogans such as “globalize the intifada” and “river to sea”. There was debate about whether these slogans encouraged violence.
Ley said he would go to parliament next week and put forward a separate package of proposals because Labour’s initiative was confusing.
The government summoned parliament early and said it must pass its reforms by Tuesday. The bill needs Senate support and will depend on support from the Liberals or Greens to sign hate speech reforms into law.
Albanese said his plan came in response to community outcry and praised the Greens and Bondi MP Allegra for their contribution to his reforms.
“There were demands not only from parliamentarians but also from members of the public that we bring this action forward,” Albanese said on Friday. he said.
“[Greens leader] “Larissa Waters, like Allegra Spend, took a constructive role as leader of the Greens.”
Executive Council of Australian Jews co-chairman Peter Wertheim, a close colleague of the Prime Minister, said the major parties should unite in the national interest and Labor should accept the Coalition’s request to get rid of the religious text exemption proposed in the draft law.
“If all this fails, it means we are sending a signal to the world that we have experienced the worst terrorist attack in our history and we cannot decide what to do about it,” he said in the memo.
However, Sydney Catholic Archbishop Anthony Fisher, with whom Albanese, a Catholic, meets regularly, signed a letter to Albanese on Friday, along with senior Muslim, Buddhist, Sikh and Scientology leaders, asking him to scrap anti-defamation laws because they could restrict religious expression.
“Such a rushed legislative process undermines trust, increases the risk of unintended consequences and does not help social cohesion or social harmony,” the letter said.
