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Australia news live: Labor urges ‘unity’ from Ley after hate speech backdown; NSW dog owners face jail for leaving pets in cars
The Guardian
•January 18, 2026•By Royce Kurmelovs👁️0
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Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLabor has urged the opposition leader, Sussan Ley, to follow through on her commitments after the Bondi terror attack and support legislation dealing with guns and hate groups in parliament this week.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese agreed to split his controversial bill in order to win support from the Greens on Saturday, putting aside hate speech provisions designed to protect Jewish Australians from antisemitic hate and vilification.The PM has been clear about this from the get go, that we need to get something from the opposition. We haven’t had anything to date, and we need to make sure that the parliament does deal with this legislation in a way that ensures Australians are safer.Australians want to see unity. They want to see agreement. They want to see the parliament working together, and that’s the approach we’re taking to the sitting.I have had amazing memories here. I love challenges, so I’m up for...
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