Overview
- MPs are expected to return before Australia Day to debate measures, with the government finalising bills and opening talks with the Coalition.
- Proposed changes include a new offence targeting leaders who promote violence, a federal serious-vilification offence, and a regime to list organisations that spread violent or racial hatred.
- The package will also create an aggravated offence for adults who try to radicalise children, increase penalties for promoting violence, and treat hate as an aggravating factor in sentencing for online threats.
- Gun reforms include federal funding for a national firearm buyback shared 50:50 with states, faster work on a national register, and coordination with new state caps such as NSW limits passed in December.
- The government plans expanded visa cancellation powers, while the Coalition pushes for a royal commission into antisemitism and says it has not yet been briefed on the bills.