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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Sarah Basford Canales

‘Bad’ hate crime laws quickly passed after terror ‘con job’ must be reversed, crossbenchers insist

Fatima Payman, David Pocock and Greens senator Penny Allman-Payne
Fatima Payman, David Pocock and Greens senator Penny Allman-Payne in 2024. A number of independents and the Greens voted against amendments to hate crime laws in the upper and lower houses. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

Labor and the Coalition have been accused of “bad politicking” by teaming up to pass tough hate crime laws in the wake of a series of antisemitic incidents, including one revealed this week to be a “fake terrorism plot”.

Crossbench MPs also backed a review – or a reversal – of the laws, after the revelations about the caravan plot.

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