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This piece is freely available to read. Become a paid subscriber today and help keep Mencari News financially afloat so that we can continue to pay our writers for their insight and expertise. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced sweeping hate speech legislation Thursday following a terror attack at Sydney’s Bondi Beach that killed 15 people, including a 10-year-old girl, though he resisted m...

This piece is freely available to read. Become a paid subscriber today and help keep Mencari News financially afloat so that we can continue to pay our writers for their insight and expertise. New South Wales Premier Chris Minns announced Wednesday that state parliament will be recalled Dec. 22-23 to pass urgent legislation tightening gun laws and restricting mass protests in response to Sunday’s...