Uniparty Hate Crime Bill won’t stop hate crime

This type of activity is already illegal, we need more action, not words.

The voting behaviour of senators on February 6 was bizarre to say the least. Labor’s Criminal Code Amendment (Hate Crimes) Bill 2025 passed both houses in what can only be described as a whirlwind. The passing of the bill has left conservatives scratching their heads as a mixed bag of conservative senators voted ‘no’, one abstained, and another well-regarded conservative upset his fans by voting ‘yes’.

Writing in the Morning Double Shot newsletter, Terry Barnes had this to say:

Michael de Percy is adamant that the Labor-Coalition hate crimes bill, just passed, will do nothing to stop the hate crimes that it purports to target.

My latest in The Spectator Australia, Uniparty Hate Crime Bill won’t stop hate crime.

"Many conservatives see this bill as the ultimate Uniparty cop-out that means nothing and does nothing other than potentially take away our freedoms." - Michael de Percy (@FlaneurPolitiq)https://t.co/Jqos6b4hck

— The Spectator Australia (@SpectatorOz) February 10, 2025