Australia news live: ‘increasingly clear’ Ley’s leadership unsalvageable, Wong says as hate speech bill standoff continues

PM says dealing with Coalition like ‘trying to grab smoke’ and tells opposition to put ideas forward on hate speech laws. Follow the latest updates liveFrom criminalising hatred with ‘intent’ to gun buyback: four key parts of Albanese’s omnibus bill explainedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLarissa Waters, the Greens’ leader, also says she’s concerned there has not been enough time to evaluate the legislation, warning there are a “raft of unintended consequences that could occur”.Waters told RN Breakfast:We’ve only had a handful of days to look at this legislation, and it’s very consequential legislation … And with every turn, experts and stakeholders and faith leaders and academics are finding new concerns with it. A key concern is that you can’t combat hate if you don’t combat it for everyone.A key concern that we have … is that these laws, as they’re drafted right now, could be weaponised to shut down legitimate political protest.Given the tightness of the...