Key events
Daniel Mookhey’s comments come after the Albanese government mapped out a plan to crack down on hate speech.
The five key points are:
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A new aggravated hate speech offence for preachers and leaders who promote violence.
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Increased penalties for hate speech promoting violence.
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Making “hate” an aggravating factor in sentencing crimes for online threats and harassment.
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Developing a regime for listing organisations whose leaders engage in hate speech promoting violence or racial hatred.
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Developing a federal offence for serious vilification based on race and/or advocating racial supremacy.
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Islamic State calls Bondi terrorism attack a ‘source of pride’
Islamic State has published an article on the Bondi Jewish festival shooting calling it a “source of pride”, Reuters reports.
The article published on the group’s Telegram channel praised the attack without explicitly claiming responsibility for it, the wire service said.
Jihadist media specialist Mina al-Lami, from BBC Monitoring, wrote on X about the article:
The group appeared to take credit for inspiring the attack, rather than for directly orchestrating it or being in contact with the attackers. It referred to the attackers as ‘heroes’ and ‘lions’.
It boasted about the influence of its ideology, narratives and online messaging, claiming that governments are unable to control its reach unless they shut down the internet entirely.
NSW treasurer: Palestinian resistance phrase should be considered hate speech
Stephanie Convery
The NSW treasurer, Daniel Mookhey, says the Palestinian resistance phrase “globalise the intifada” should be considered hate speech as governments consider tougher laws on what can be said in public.
Mookhey was responding to questions at a press conference yesterday that came after British police announced this week they would arrest anyone chanting the phrase or holding a placard saying it.
Intifada means uprising or resistance, and is the term used by Palestinians for uprisings against Israel. The first intifada started in 1987, the second in 2000. For Palestinians it means resistance against oppression, but some Israelis associate the term with violence against them.
At the press conference yesterday, Mookhey responded to the question:
I think anyone who is saying something like ‘globalise the intifada’ is committing hate speech. I think that it’s clear, as we’ve seen, that the prime minister has just announced some reforms in these areas, but I personally think that any reasonable person would just see what the consequences of that has been on Sunday night. I think a person who is chanting globalise the intifada is chanting hate speech. They are dividing the community. They are jeopardising community cohesion. I don’t think that there’s a place for that in peaceful protest.
It is worth noting that, on Wednesday, the Victorian police commissioner, Mike Bush, said that since anti-vilification laws passed Victorian parliament earlier this year, there had been 40 investigations into hate speech but “globalise the intifada” was not considered hate speech under those laws.
Leading campaigners for Palestine in the UK called the crackdown on the phrase “political repression of protest for Palestinian rights”, while some Jewish groups welcomed it, saying the phrase was “intolerable” and “violent incitement”.
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Welcome
Morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories before the morning blogger takes over.
The New South Wales treasurer, Daniel Mookhey, told a press conference yesterday that the Palestinian resistance phrase “globalise the intifada” should be considered hate speech as governments consider tougher laws on what can be said in public. More coming up.
Police in Sydney detained seven men yesterday evening after an operation in Liverpool which was prompted by what police called “information received that a violent act was possibly being planned”. We’ll have more updates as they come in this morning.
And Islamic State has published an article about the Bondi attack overnight, calling it a “source of pride” but stopping short of claiming responsibility. More on that soon as well.
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