Does the Albanese government’s proposed ‘hate speech’ law give us what we need?
- Written by Luke McNamara, Professor, UNSW Sydney
Back in May, the Albanese government told us to expect strict new hate speech laws.
In its bill introduced to parliament this week, though, the government has stepped back from the plan to criminalise racist hate speech.
Instead, conduct will be criminalised only where it involves “threats of force or violence”.
This will be...





