Critics said the government had rushed the legislation, along with a bill targeting hate speech, in the wake of the mass shooting in Sydney.

Australia passed legislation tightening background checks for gun licences, as well as separate legislation that would lower the threshold ⁠for...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has welcomed the passing of the ‘strongest hate laws that have ever been in place in Australia’, following...

A controversial pan-Islamist group in the crosshairs of new hate speech laws have undergone a huge change only hours after new hate speech laws were...

Nationals Senator Matt Canavan has also criticised the legislation, citing what he described as significant flaws and signalling he would not support...

Nationals Senator Matt Canavan has also criticised the legislation, citing what he described as significant flaws and signalling he would not support...

The shooting happened on a day when Australians were honoring the victims of the Bondi Beach massacre, and just after gun laws were tightened.

The shooting happened on a day when Australians were honoring the victims of the Bondi Beach massacre, and just after gun laws were tightened.