Australia to tighten hate speech laws after Bondi attack
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World of Secrets, the child cancer scam from the BBC World Service. Listen now wherever you get your BBC podcasts. This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Bernadette Keogh, and at 4.30 GMT on Thursday 18 December, these are our main stories. As the youngest victim of the Bondi Beach shooting is laid to rest, Australia's Prime Minister promises a crackdown on hate, division and radicalisation. In an end-of-year speech to the American people, President Trump lists his top achievements. And the Venezuelan leader, Nicolas Maduro, has accused the United States of seeking to turn his country into a colony, but says any attempt at regime change will fail. Also in this podcast, a big change in Hollywood.
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Good thing he's not a bear. He's family. A warning from Japan, don't fall for AI bears. Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a series of measures to crack down on hate speech after 15 people were killed by gunmen at a Jewish event on Bondi Beach on Sunday. Mr Albanese said his government would increase the penalties for people promoting hate speech and that ministers would have the power to revoke visas of those found to be inciting hate. But the Prime Minister faced a barrage of questions from reporters, wanting to know why these laws were not introduced sooner.
Look, of course more could have always been done. Governments aren't perfect. I'm not perfect. We have engaged in a constructive way where there wasn't a special envoy on anti-Semitism before this government came to office. I, of course, acknowledge that more could have been done and I accept my responsibility for the part in that as Prime Minister of Australia. But what I also do is accept my responsibility to lead the nation and unite the nation.
Our correspondent in Sydney, Phil Mercer, told me more about the measures announced by Mr Albanese. He says Australia needs to do more to combat what he described as this evil scourge of hate speech. So he's announcing a reform to the way Australia responds to hate preachers and also radicalisation. The Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, acting after heavy criticism of his government in the aftermath, of the Bondi Beach shootings. Mr Albanese's government criticised by its critics who say that it has failed to address a rising tide of anti-Semitism. The Prime Minister has been defending his position all week and today we have this announcement that there will be concrete steps taken that the government hopes will curb
hate and radicalisation in a country that is still, of course, reeling from its worst mass shooting in almost 30 years. Well, indeed, the Prime Minister was questioned by reporters about why these laws weren't introduced sooner. Yes, what we've seen in the last couple of days is a real intensification of the political fallout from the deaths of 15 people at Australia's most famous beach just a few days ago.
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5 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–8:26
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What measures is Australia taking to address hate speech after the Bondi Beach attack?
8:26–9:50
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What did President Trump highlight in his end-of-year speech?
9:50–13:39
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What are the implications of YouTube acquiring the Oscars broadcasting rights?
13:39–15:02
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Why is there a warning about AI-generated bear videos in Japan?
15:02–32:19
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