Australia news live: Labor’s hate speech laws pass the Senate; experts warn research gap on NDIS tool could lead to ‘tragedies’ | Anthony Albanese

Australia news live: Labor’s hate speech laws pass the Senate; experts warn research gap on NDIS tool could lead to ‘tragedies’ | Anthony Albanese

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature NSW bids ‘final farewell’ to remaining lockout laws NSW will officially end the final major provisions of the state’s controversial lockout laws, 12 years after they were first established. The NSW government said it would remove remaining restrictions including the 3.30am […]

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

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

Anthony Albanese will push the Coalition and the Greens to support urgent legislation proposing tougher hate speech laws and gun reform, bringing MPs back to Canberra on Monday in the wake of the Bondi terror attack. Recalling parliament two weeks early, the prime minister said hate speech and anti-vilification laws would be considered in the […]

Mourners grieve 10-year-old slain in Bondi mass shooting as Australia's leader pledges new hate laws : NPR

Mourners grieve 10-year-old slain in Bondi mass shooting as Australia’s leader pledges new hate laws : NPR

Family carry the coffin following a service for Bondi Beach mass shooting victim 10-year-old Matilda, whose last name is being withheld at the request of her family, in Sydney, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. Steven Markham/AP hide caption toggle caption Steven Markham/AP SYDNEY — Hundreds of mourners bearing bright bouquets and clutching each other in grief […]

Australia politics live: Labor strikes deal with the Greens to overhaul federal environmental protection laws | Australia news

Australia politics live: Labor strikes deal with the Greens to overhaul federal environmental protection laws | Australia news

Breaking: Greens agree to nature laws deal Dan Jervis-Bardy Labor has struck a deal with the Greens to overhaul federal environmental protection laws on parliament’s final sitting day of the year, ending a five-year struggle to deliver on Graeme Samuel’s blueprint to fix the broken system. The Greens have agreed to support Labor’s re-write of […]