
What Australia's new hate laws mean for NZ's free speech debate
From The Front Page
Published 1/21/2026

From The Front Page
Published 1/21/2026
Australia’s Parliament has been called back two weeks early to push through new gun and hate speech legislation in the wake of the Bondi Attack. The recommendations are reminiscent of those made by the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the March 15 terror attack in Christchurch. Since 2021,…