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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Eden Gillespie

Queensland cracks down on hate crimes in wake of recent Nazi propaganda

Queensland Attorney-General Shannon Fentiman
Queensland’s attorney general, Shannon Fentiman, says the state’s vilification laws need to be strengthened after ‘some pretty horrific incidents’ occurred. Photograph: Darren England/AAP

The Queensland government will make changes to the criminal code and increase jail terms for vilification as it cracks down on hate crimes after a series of “horrific” antisemitic and Islamophobic incidents.

The attorney general, Shannon Fentiman, announced on Monday that a bill would be introduced into Queensland parliament in March to amend existing offences.

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