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Jan 12 • 14:00 UTC • 🇬🇧 UK • Guardian

Quoting religious text could be defence against Australia’s new hate speech laws, draft bill shows

The Albanese government's draft hate speech laws may allow individuals to defend their actions by claiming they were quoting from a religious text.

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