Overview

• The Coalition has pledged mandatory minimum sentences for displaying hate symbols and committing terrorism-related offenses if elected.
• Proposed penalties include a minimum of six years for Commonwealth terror crimes and one year for displaying prohibited hate symbols, such as Hamas or Hezbollah flags.
• A new Commonwealth offense for threatening places of worship would carry penalties ranging from five to seven years.
• Peter Dutton criticized Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for not convening a national cabinet meeting to address antisemitism, calling it a failure of leadership.
• The Albanese government highlighted existing measures, including an antisemitism envoy, new laws targeting hate crimes, and increased security for Jewish places of worship and schools.