Christian and Islamic leaders publish joint letter criticising the bill as Labor faces uphill battle to pass reforms
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Labor has hit back at Sussan Ley’s refusal to support new hate speech laws, calling her position “unsalvageable” and claiming the opposition leader is at risk of being rolled over the Coalition’s response to the Bondi terror attack.
Senior government ministers including Penny Wong and Jim Chalmers attacked Ley’s position on laws to combat antisemitism on Friday, as Labor’s bill looked unlikely to progress in parliament next week.