The Prime Minister's plan to rapidly strengthen hate and gun laws, after the Bondi terror attack, is tonight facing a major roadblock. Both the Coalition and greens are tonight refusing to back the bill in its current form.
00:00Dealing with disaster up north as he prepares for a political fight in Canberra.
00:08I find the opposition leader's comments quite extraordinary.
00:13Those comments indicating her party is unlikely to support Labor's proposed hate laws.
00:19The opposition has extremely serious concerns.
00:24Now feeling rushed after weeks of demanding the government take urgent action after the Bondi attack.
00:31The bill is pretty unsalvageable.
00:33It's a very short turnaround for massive changes which will have massive consequences for freedom of speech.
00:38How is it that after calling for Parliament to be brought back, they're now saying what's the rush Parliament can wait into the never-never.
00:49The other potential path through Parliament not looking great either.
00:53The Greens will not be supporting this bill in its current form.
00:58Still open to negotiations but wanting much broader protections for protest and minorities.
01:05We must tackle hate and racism in all its forms.
01:10Putting the Prime Minister's timeline to pass the legislation in doubt.
01:15This is a moment where people should be coming forward in good faith.
01:20We did not create the timetable.
01:22The government created this timetable under significant pressure from the Coalition.
01:26The Prime Minister still wants to pass this quickly and the peak Jewish body is urging the Coalition in particular to not let perfect be the enemy of good.
01:36But given the concerns raised today, any changes would have to be significant to get this bill across the line.
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