Australia news live: NSW treasurer says ‘globalise the intifada’ is hate speech; Islamic State ‘proud’ of Bondi terror attack

Daniel Mookhey’s comment comes as governments consider new laws cracking down on hate speech. Follow today’s news live.Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIslamic State has published an article on the Bondi Jewish festival shooting calling it a “source of pride”, Reuters reports.The article published on the group’s telegram channel praised the attack without explicitly claiming responsibility for it, the wire service said.The group appeared to take credit for inspiring the attack, rather than for directly orchestrating it or being in contact with the attackers. It referred to the attackers as “heroes” and “lions”.It boasted about the influence of its ideology, narratives and online messaging, claiming that governments are unable to control its reach unless they shut down the internet entirely.I think anyone who is saying something like ‘globalise the intifada’ is committing hate speech. I think that it’s clear, as we’ve seen, that the Prime Minister has just announced some reforms in these areas, but I personally think that any reasonable person would just see what the consequences of that has been on Sunday night. I think a person who is chanting globalise the intifada is chanting hate speech. They are dividing the community. They are jeopardising community cohesion. I don’t think that there’s a place for that in peaceful protest. Continue reading...