Free speech advocates at odds with faith groups over NSW hate speech law overhaul
Religious groups push for tougher hate speech legislation as NSW Council for Civil Liberties and Greens voice concerns
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A move to overhaul the law criminalising hate speech in New South Wales following clashes across Sydney amid community tensions over the Israel-Hamas war has sparked debate over the limits of freedom of speech.
The NSW premier, Chris Minns, this week ordered a review of the 2018 law that made it a crime to threaten or incite violence based on race, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity, because to date crimes under the laws had never been successfully prosecuted.
Law (Australia) | The Guardian
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