This Bills Digest has been prepared in relation to the Exposure Draft of the Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill 2026. The Bill aims to combat antisemitism, hate and extremism and strengthen gun laws in Australia. The paper outlines the purpose of the Bill, its background, policy positions, stakeholder comments, and key issues and provisions.

This paper finds that Australian Government responses to challenges such as misinformation, online harms, privacy and hate speech are increasingly disproportionate and, in some cases, ineffective. It proposes that recent Australian laws risk undermining fundamental freedoms and weakening the principles that underpin a democratic society.

The plan outlines how the Envoy will address antisemitism across education, law, digital spaces and community life. The framework is built around 13 interrelated focus areas, each critical to fostering safety, national unity and resilience. It advocates for a series of measures in order to confront antisemitism, including legislative reforms, institutional accountability, public education and...

This report discusses data on cases of Islamophobia captured in the Islamophobia Register Australia during the 2023-2024 reporting period. It finds more than 2.5 times the number of in-person incidents and more than three times the number of online incidents compared to any other reporting period since the Register commenced in 2014.

This report presents accounts of racism against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from the Call It Out register. It explores the impacts of the Voice referendum, the racism that plays out in institutions and systems of governance, and in the everyday places we live, work and play.