Kellie Sloane
Leader of the Opposition
NSW Liberal Leader
The Terrorism and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 has passed the Parliament with the support of the NSW Liberal Party.
The NSW Liberals supported the passage of this Bill because community safety must always come first, and the Parliament has a responsibility to act in the wake of such a serious and confronting terrorist attack.
However, we should be clear-eyed about the core issue at stake. Antisemitism was the reason for this attack, and the people of New South Wales rightly expect strong and decisive action to confront and eliminate it.
This Bill was rushed through the Parliament with limited consultation and insufficient engagement with stakeholders. That is not best-practice law-making, particularly in an area as sensitive and consequential as counter-terrorism and social cohesion.
The NSW Liberals have been clear and consistent, confronting rising antisemitism and hate speech must remain a priority of the NSW Parliament. This is why we sought to strengthen the Government’s Bill by reintroducing measurers that we have prosecuted throughout the year. Unfortunately, the Government once again rejected our bipartisan efforts.
We expect the Government to use the next parliamentary sittings to pursue further reforms and encourage the Government to engage in good faith with the Opposition and the Parliament to strengthen these laws where required. We will have more to say over the coming weeks and months on our plan to deliver a stronger and safer NSW.
Our determination is to ensure that NSW has a framework that confronts and defeats antisemitism, hate speech and extremist violence.