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Bleijie Blasts Labor, Passes Anti-Hate Laws

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Queenslands Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie accused the Labor opposition of being antisemitic and supporting terrorists, following their vote against new state laws targeting hate speech and gun controls. The government amended the bill to ban pro-Palestinian slogans, swastikas, and terrorist group flags, and to bar non-citizens from owning guns. Labor leader Steven Miles criticized the lack of review or debate for the sudden changes, but the LNP and Katters Australian Party pushed the laws through. The Greens, some independents, and a few absent Labor members also voted no, with various excuses. The government defended the measures as a safeguard against future repeals and a means to combat hate and crime.

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Bleijie Blasts Labor, Passes Anti-Hate Laws

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Sydney News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Bleijie Blasts Labor, Passes Anti-Hate Laws. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

From the streets of Sydney to the world, this is Sydney News Today. Queensland's Deputy Premier Jared Blazia unleashed a fierce attack on the labor opposition, calling them liars full of anti-Simites who support terrorists. This erupted after labor voted against new state laws targeting hate speech and tightening gun controls. The government amended the bill today to lock in vans on two specific pro-Palestinian slogans, swastikas, and flags from terrorist groups. It also bars non-citizens from owning guns and adds adult penalties for youth gun crimes. Labor leader Stephen Miles fired back, saying his party had no chance to review or debate the sudden changes. They backed the bill's second reading, but all 30 present labor MPs opposed the final vote, prompting shame calls from LNP benches. The LNP's 52 MPs, plus two from Catter's Australian Party, pushed the laws through. Greens, some independence, and a few absent labor members also voted no, with excuses like personal leave or events. Meanwhile,

government figures highlighted anti-Semitic social media from a labor MP and defended the changes as a safeguard against future repeals. Officials say the measures will hold strong against hate and crime. DNN is sponsored by our partner, headphones in a pillow, simple idea, surprisingly addictive, S-O-L-L-I, soleypillow.com S-O-L-L-I, soleypillow.com,

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