New hate speech laws cracking down on ‘dehumanising’ rhetoric will go to constitutional limit, Tony Burke says

Home affairs minister would not say whether specific phrases such as ‘globalise the intifada’ would be banned under proposed lawsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe home affairs minister, Tony Burke, says new hate speech laws will be drafted to the limits of the constitution to capture the “completely dehumanising” rhetoric deployed by so-called “hate preachers”.But while Burke said he believed protesters chanting “globalise the intifada” was “horrific”, he couldn’t confirm whether the phrase would be outlawed under legislation to be fast-tracked in the wake of the Bondi beach massacre. Continue reading…