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Senator wants hate speech bill expanded to protect places of worship
Liberal senator Paul Scarr has called for Labor’s hate speech bill to be expanded to create an offence of “urging or threatening” an attack on a place of worship, amid a surge in anti-Semitism. Source: The Australian.
Albanese’s emotional plea for national unity to end ‘evil’ of anti-Semitism
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has issued an emotional plea for national unity to end the “evil” of anti-Semitism after a fresh hate crime in Sydney. Source: The Australian.
Catholic Religious Australia condemns arson attack on synagogue
Catholic Religious Australia says there is “no place in Australia for attacks on places of worship” as it condemned the arson attack on the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne on Friday.
Governments move to protect places of worship from protests
Australia’s three largest states are poised to introduce laws protecting places of worship from intimidatory protests as both levels of government scrambled to react to Friday’s terrorist attack on a Melbourne synagogue. Source: The Australian.
Melbourne Archdiocese condemns firebomb attack on synagogue
The Melbourne Archdiocese has condemned the firebomb attack on a synagogue in the inner southeast suburb of Ripponlea on Friday. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
Anti-vilification laws to remain under scrutiny
Melbourne Archbishop Peter A Comensoli has welcomed the Victorian Government’s clarification of intent that Victorians sharing their faith will continue to be protected under proposed anti-vilification laws but will watch the legislation’s progress closely. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
Interfaith roundtable discusses equality law concerns
Commercial surrogacy, gender self-identification on birth certificates, and the safety of women-only spaces were at the forefront of a roundtable discussion of interfaith leaders and NSW state Liberal MLC Susan Carter. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Victoria’s anti-vilification reforms aim to stop ‘American-style division’
Victorians who incite hateful or threatening behaviour will face up to five years in jail under the Allan Government’s proposed anti-vilification laws. Source: The Age.
Labor’s watered down hate speech laws fail to appease faith groups
Labor has substantially watered down proposed hate speech laws, but is nevertheless facing a religious backlash, with claims it would turn Australia into a police state by creating “thought crime”. Source: The Guardian.