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The future of three senior Nationals who voted against the Coalition’s official position on hate speech reforms is in doubt, as both camps mull whether the trio must resign for breaching cabinet solidarity. Source link

Labor’s watered-down hate law reform has passed the Senate with the support of the Liberal Party but not the Nationals, who opposed the legislation due to freedom of speech concerns. Source link

Past social media posts made by incoming Northern Territory administrator David Connolly have been labelled “reprehensible” by three federal politicians, who are also demanding he apologise. Source link

While she’s made no secret of her desire to eventually unseat Anthony Albanese, the One Nation leader’s immediate electoral strategy is to gain ground at upcoming state elections. Source link

The federal government has passed new laws targeting hate groups with support from the Liberals, while the Nationals voted against it.  Source link

The prime minister defends the government’s action on antisemitism in the first Question Time of the year. Follow live. Source link

Liberal MPs gathered to discuss the draft laws at a partyroom meeting in Canberra on Monday evening after Opposition Leader Sussan Ley and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met to hash out an agreement. Source link

In one of Australia’s hottest towns, the library is an important air-conditioned public space offering a no-cost respite from burning summer temperatures. Source link

In their first wide-ranging interview, the parents of 10-year-old Matilda, the youngest victim of the Bondi attack, say the federal government’s hate laws offer little reassurance that another terror attack will be prevented. Source link

The Queensland government evicted shopkeepers in Coopers Plains to make way for construction that was due to begin in mid-2025 but is yet to happen. Source link