Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Bill 2026

The majority voted against amendments introduced by the National Party of Australia, which means they were unsuccessful. There was one rebellion, with Liberal Senator Alex Antic (SA) voting Yes against the rest of the Liberal Party, who voted No.

Amendment text

(1) Schedule 1, item 13, page 9 (lines 13 to 19), omit paragraph 114A.1(1)(a), substitute:

(a) protect the Australian community or part of the Australian community from politically motivated serious violence or the promotion of communal serious violence by prohibiting organisations that engage in, prepare or plan to engage in, or assist the engagement in, or advocate engaging in, conduct constituting a hate crime; and

(2) Schedule 1, item 13, page 10 (lines 4 to 9), omit subsection 114A.1(2).

(3) Schedule 1, item 13, page 12 (lines 28 to 31), omit paragraph 114A.3(2)(b), substitute:

(b) that would, in all the circumstances, cause a reasonable person who is the target, or a member of a target group, to fear violence.

(4) Schedule 1, item 13, page 13 (line 12), omit subparagraph 114A.3(5)(a)(i), substitute:

(i) causing serious harm that is physical harm to a person (the targeted person);