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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Tom McIlroy and Krishani Dhanji

PM recalls parliament to fast-track hate speech and gun laws in wake of Bondi terror attack

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks to the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Monday, January 12, 2026. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING
Prime minister Anthony Albanese didn’t say whether he has bipartisan support for the hate speech legislation, but said he expects the laws to pass the Senate by Tuesday night. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

Anthony Albanese will push the Coalition and the Greens to support urgent legislation establishing tougher hate speech laws and gun reform, bringing MPs back to Canberra next Monday to debate laws proposed in the wake of the Bondi terror attack.

Recalling parliament two weeks early, the prime minister said the new hate speech and anti-vilification laws would be considered in the same legislation as provisions to establish the biggest gun buyback program since the Port Arthur massacre.

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