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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Daniel Hurst and Josh Taylor

Albanese government to propose legislation to crack down on doxing

Anthony Albanese speaking in parliament
Anthony Albanese has confirmed the attorney general Mark Dreyfus is developing legislation to crack down on doxing. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, says his government will propose legislation to crack down on doxing after the publication of details of a WhatsApp group of Jewish Australians.

Albanese said on Monday that the attorney general, Mark Dreyfus, was developing amendments to privacy laws and also looking at how to “strengthen laws against hate speech”.

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