Labor and Coalition on track to achieve deal on hate speech laws

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Source: theguardian.com
Labor and Coalition on track to achieve deal on hate speech laws

Negotiations between prime minister Anthony Albanese and opposition leader Sussan Ley are ‘constructive’, sources say

A deal on new hate speech laws is increasingly likely after Sussan Ley’s shadow cabinet agreed to work with Labor to pass the legislation in a special parliamentary sitting in response to the Bondi beach massacre.

The opposition leader met the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, on Monday to discuss a compromise after MPs returned to Canberra to mark the 14 December terrorist attack.

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