Australia news live: Liberal senator’s remarks about Ley ‘unhelpful’ and ‘undisciplined’, colleague says; tributes flow for John Laws

Russell Crowe remembered Laws as a ‘mischievous mate’ and Kyle Sandilands mourned a mentor. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNSW police minister says neo-Nazi rally authorised by police ‘deeply distressing’Yasmin Catley, the NSW police minister, said a neo-Nazi rally outside state parliament on Saturday was “deeply distressing”, reaffirming that hate speech has “no place in our community”.They’re very tricky these neo-Nazis, they skirt around the edge of the law. The come in with a quick protest, [it] doesn’t make a lot of public ruffles, but certainly a big online presence.It’s very difficult for police to make decisions in real time, whilst all this is going on, whether or not this has crossed the line from freedom of speech to hate speech. Continue reading…