Australia's hate speech laws 2026
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Islamic extremist ISIS gunman shooting Australians at Bondi Beach, with a high-powered, semi-automatic, long-barrel rifle, following on ISIS training, 14 December 2025. |
Contents
- The missing link
- Hate speech laws
- The Spanish case
- Reference
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Abstract: On Tuesday, 13 January 2026, the Australian Labor government, under Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, released the Combating Anti-semitism, Hate and Extremism Bill 2026. It was passed, in an amended form, the following week and made law. Immediately the bill - both draft and final - was declared an attack on free speech and a "get out of jail free card" for Islamic extremism as seen in the Bondi Beach massacre of 14 December 2026. The present writer supports many of the significant criticisms of the Bill, beyond those two mentioned.
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All of these terrorists, including the terrorists we've now seen in this country, have committed their atrocities in the name of Islam, and the Islamic leaders are never prepared to take any responsibility for the crimes that are committed in the name of Islam. (Tony Abbott, 20 January 2026)
At Bondi on 14 December 2025, two evil men, drawing on a perverted distortion of Islam, that is the foundation of the terror organisaton ISIS, committed a terror attack on our shores ..... (Senator Deborah O'Neil, Australian Parliament, Canberra, 20 January 2026)
1. The missing link
Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott is right, and present-day Senator Dfborah O'Neil is wrong. The actions of the two Muslim men was not a "perverted distortion of Islam." It was, in fact, an example of traditional Islamic jihad, which is one of the core elements of orthodox Islam and has been so since 622AD when Muhammad first began spreading his Islamic ideology. According to the Qur'an - the core text of Islam - the actions of the two Bondi shooters would result in their immediate or eventual entry into the Pleasure Gardens of Allah ('Heaven') for eternity. These two Muslim men obviously supported the Koranic teachings in carrying out the barbaric massacre of innocent men, women and children, just as the HAMAS gunmen did in massacring 1200 Israelis on 7 October 2023, plus kidnapping and then torturing and additional 250. Actions was obviously required on the part of the Australian government to protect the people of Australia by directly addressing the issue of Islamic jihad. Unfortunately, when the Anthony Albanese led Australian Labor Party government, in seeking to address this specific issue, presented draft bills plus memorandum before the people of Australia on Tuesday, 18 January 2026, there was no mention of Islamic jihad of Islamic terrorism in amongst the 500 pages. It was as though they were afraid to mention Islam at all, as noted by former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott following the passage of the bills:
Abbott, Tony, Albanese government 'absolutely terrified' of upsetting Muslim Australians, Sky News Australia, 20 January 2026, YouTube, duration: 7.27 minutes.
The present writer is no fan of Tony Abbott. However, his comments on this specific issue are spot on and offer a real solution to the problem of Islamic terrorism in Australia, alongside the associated issues of anti-semitism, Sharia law, attacks against Christians and other religious and spiritual beliefs, and broader societal elements such as equal rights for women, polygamy and paedophilia. This issue goes beyond the focus on guns and anti-semitism by the Albanese government - subjects already covered by Australian laws but not adequately dealt with due to timidity on the part of government at local, state and federal levels, and a real, totally rational, fear of Islam and reprisals for any action taken.
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2. Hate speech laws
The Combating Anti-semitism, Hate and Extremism Bill 2026 will not achieve the primary aim for which it was created, namely to deal with the Islamic "extremism" seen at Bondi Beach on 14 December 2026 when innocent Australians were gunned down by a father and son trained by the Islamic extremist jihadist group ISIS (Islamic State). Instead, the resultant law will attack free speech in Australia more generally, and specifically exempt hate speech arising out of Islamic texts such as the Koran / Qur'an.
Directly quoting from a religious text for the purpose of teaching or discussion may provide a defence under the federal government's hate speech laws proposed in the wake of the Bondi terror attack. (Armstrong and Maani Truu 2026)
Many Australians would question why Anthony Albanese and the Australian Labor Party would feel the need to protect Islam in this manner, when its ideology instills fear amongst both Muslims and non-Muslims, and its primary text, the Qur'an, specifically preaches hate towards any person who is not a Muslim. It also preaches hate towards fellow Muslims who do not adhere in total to its ideology. The extreme negative reaction to the bill by many Australians can be seen in the following video from The Story Box presenter, posted a day after the Bill was made public.
Anthony Albanese The Useful Idiot of ISLAM Declares WAR On Free Australians!, The Story Box, 14 January 2026, YouTube, duration: 29.26 minutes.
The Bill will introduce a new federal offence making it illegal to publicly promote or incite racial hatred where the conduct would cause a reasonable person to feel intimidated, harassed or fear violence. It will do this whilst specifically exempting the Qur'an, which lies at the heart of the action of the Bondi Beach terrorists.
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| Page from the Bill, presenting a defence for hate speech. |
The Qur'an instills fear merely in its reading. The present writer can attest to that, having read the text as of writing. It clearly promotes hatred, and that hatred is passed on to children at their youngest age, as seen in the following images from 2016 and 2019 (Choi 2016, IDF 2019).
The Bill is confusing and vague, and therefore open to abuse going forward. It is focused on race (physical and genetic traits) and ethnicity (cultural identity and heritage, background). Yet Islam, for example, is multiracial and multicultural. Apparently only the Jewish race is specifically protected, and all other races are not. It does not require proof that hatred was generated or that anyone actually felt fear, only that the conduct would cause a reasonable person to be intimidated, to fear harassment or violence, or to fear for their safety. Who will make such a determination? The Qur'an and related Islamic documents such as the Hadith by their very nature generate fear and promotes the carrying out of acts based upon fear, such as the Bondi Beach massacre. Any group can be listed as a hate group. Would Islamic organisations in Australia be listed as hate groups, especially when they are well-known exponents of anti-semitism? The answer is NO!
These laws allow for the listing of organizations that promote violence or hatred on the basis of race, [colour], or national or ethnic origin (Anthony Albanese, 18 January 2026).
Q: Why don't they address those that promote hatred on religious grounds?
Answer: Because they would then have to include Islam.
Under Part 5, Sections 20 and 21, the Bill alters the Criminal Code as follows, in regards to be normal and Commonwealth property:
80.2BE Advocating force or violence through causing damage to property ..... (1) A person (the first person) commits an offence if / (a) the first person intentionally advocates for another person, or
a group, to use force or violence against a group (the targeted group); : .... (d) the targeted group is distinguished by race, religion national, or ethnic origin; ....
Therefore, would no longer be an offence under this law to cause property damage to a religious group such as the Catholic Church, the Jewish Council, or the Muslim Council. This is strange.....
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3. The Spanish case
Jail time for criticizing Islam? The shocking case, CBN News, 10 October 2025, YouTube, duration: 6.41 minutes.
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4. References
Abbott, Tony, Albanese government 'absolutely terrified' of upsetting Muslim Australians, Sky News Australia, 20 January 2026, YouTube, duration: 7.27 minutes.
Anthony Albanese The Useful Idiot of ISLAM Declares WAR On Free Australians!, The Story Box, 14 January 2026, YouTube, duration: 29.26 minutes.
Arias, Lynn, Spanish priest acquitted in legal battle over criticism of Islam, Persecution.org : International Christian Concern, 24 October 2024.
Armstrong, Clare and Maani Truu, Details of Labor's new hate speech and gun laws revealed, ABC News Australia, 13 January 2026.
Choi, David, An inside look at a terrorist group's summer camp for kids, Business Insider, 4 August 2016.
Combating Anti-semitism, Hate and Extremism Bill 2026, Attorney General's Department, Parliament of Australia, Canberra, 12 January 2026, 500p.
Davenport, Tony, Spanish priest faces jail over Islam views, Vision Christian Media, 16 October 2025.
Israel Defence Forces, Gaza Kindergarten Graduation Performance, X.com, 5 May 2019.
Wikipedia, Islamic State, Wikipedia, accessed 16 January 2026.
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Islam | Alaa & Randa Fattah | Ashin Wirathu - Buddhist Monk | Battle of Broken Hill 1915 | Charles III and Islam | Hate speech laws 2026 | Ilhan Omar | Islamophobia | Justine Damon killing | Life of Muhammad | Muslim Brotherhood in Australia | Pauline & the burqa | Politics | Qur'an quotes | Rational fear of Islam | References |
Last updated: 20 January 2026
Michael Organ, Australia
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