Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will split his controversial Bondi Bill to ensure new gun laws pass through parliament, after it was made clear the Greens and Coalition would not support proposed changes to hate speech laws.
Mr Albanese announced the change in a snap press conference called after it was known gun laws could pass when parliament is recalled next week, but not if they were attached to the rest of the omnibus bill, which previously included legislation around hate crimes and racial vilification.
Speaking on Saturday afternoon, the Prime Minister said he would abandon the racial vilification provisions of the proposed legislation entirely, and separate the proposed changes to gun laws from the rest of the remaining Bill.
“We will not be proceeding with the racial vilification provisions because it’s clear that that will not have support,” he said.
In essence saying that he's confident that the gun laws will pass as the Greens and Libs will vote them up, I presume as an agreement to drop the racial vilification laws.
Albo has played us like a fiddle.
