hate speech
noun
: speech that is intended to insult, offend, or intimidate a person because of some trait (such as race, color, national origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability)
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Details on the Bondi Beach attack Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promised the country would crack down on hate speech following the attack.
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Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, whose poll numbers were found by The Sydney Morning Herald newspaper to have plunged by 15 points in the wake of the attack, said Tuesday that his government would address hate speech and gun control and work with states on new laws.
—Katie Silver, NBC news, 25 Dec. 2025
Of the five, Breton orchestrated the European Union’s Digital Services Act, which aims to make the internet safer by compelling online platforms to confront and disable hate speech and misinformation.
—Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 24 Dec. 2025
Critics have also said that neither the gun buyback nor the hate speech laws are addressing the root of what led to the terror attack.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 21 Dec. 2025
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Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, whose poll numbers were found by The Sydney Morning Herald newspaper to have plunged by 15 points in the wake of the attack, said Tuesday that his government would address hate speech and gun control and work with states on new laws.
—Katie Silver, NBC news, 25 Dec. 2025
Of the five, Breton orchestrated the European Union’s Digital Services Act, which aims to make the internet safer by compelling online platforms to confront and disable hate speech and misinformation.
—Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 24 Dec. 2025
Critics have also said that neither the gun buyback nor the hate speech laws are addressing the root of what led to the terror attack.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 21 Dec. 2025
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“Hate speech.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hate%20speech. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.
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