Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has split Labor's proposed package of hate and gun laws after the Greens announced they would join the Coalition in opposing the legislation.
Labor will instead introduce separate bills on gun laws and hate crimes and migration on Tuesday but will not proceed with proposed racial vilification legislation.
Greens leader Larissa Waters confirmed her party would not support the bill, which proposed a range of reforms in the wake of the Bondi Beach terror attack.
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The original proposal combined a landmark gun buyback scheme, increased penalties for hate crimes, new offence for hate preachers radicalising children and inciting hatred to intimidate and harass.
They also include an expanded ban on prohibited symbols and increased powers for the Home Affairs department to cancel or refuse visas for people who spread hatred.
During a snap press conference this afternoon, the Prime Minister said the government would only proceed with measures that had the support of the parliament.
"The Greens party have engaged in good faith, and I thank them for that, and I had a discussion with Larissa Waters yesterday and she informed me about where they had landed," Albanese said.
"She informed me she would vote for the gun laws but would not vote for other parts of the legislation.
"In order to ensure passage of these gun laws, we will be separating out schedule three and four of the bill.
"That is important to deal with customs updates but also to have the national gun buyback scheme along the model that was implemented after the Port Arthur massacre under John Howard.
"We will separate out the bills, the gun laws will be separate and the laws on hate crimes and migration will proceed, but we will not be proceeding with the racial vilification provisions because it's clear that that will not have support.
"We will only proceed with measures that have the support of the parliament and are likely to receive that."
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Waters said in a statement this morning the party would work with the government to pass gun laws but Greens members believed the rest of the bill needed work.
"With every hour that passes, more concerns are raised by legal experts, faith groups and the community about the omnibus bill," Waters said.
"This is complex legislation, with a lot of massive pitfalls and omissions, and the process to fix it can't be rushed."
Waters argued the federal government should "start fresh with a bill that aims to protect everyone from hatred and discrimination".
"We are willing to sit down with the government to find a way forward, but it's clear that the amount of negotiations and legal analysis required to produce a good outcome can't be done in the extremely tight timeframe the government has created," she said.
"We need to keep all people in the community safe from discrimination and hatred, and good laws don't come from rushed work."
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The Greens have argued the laws should protect everyone from hatred and discrimination, including women, members of the LGBTQ+ community and those living with disabilities.
Members of the party have also said the laws should not be used to shut down legitimate political protests.
The minor party joined the Coalition in expressing opposition towards the reforms after Opposition Leader Sussan Ley described the proposed bill as "unsalvageable" earlier this week.
"The opposition will continue to scrutinise this legislation carefully, but from what we have seen so far, it looks pretty unsalvageable," Ley said.
"As it stands, the government's proposal is half-baked, and Australians deserve far better."
Ley claimed the proposed changes do not address the root issue of the Bondi attack.
"We have got this bundle of measures heading in many different directions, criticised in a very valid way by a whole range of people, but not actually addressing the issue," she said.
"Parliament should have been reconvened before Christmas to actually demonstrate leadership, compassion and the determination that I have spoken of every day since to tackle radical Islamic extremism and eradicate antisemitism."
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