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flag NSW empowers councils to cut utilities at extremist religious sites post-Bondi massacre, with federal hate law reforms pending.

flag In response to the 2023 Bondi massacre, NSW has empowered local councils to cut utilities to unapproved religious centres promoting extremism, targeting so-called "factories of hate" like Al Madina Dawah linked to suspect Naveed Akram and preacher Wissam Haddad. flag The reforms follow a Federal Court ruling that Haddad’s sermons contained offensive racial remarks against the Jewish community. flag Councils must now consult police before approving new places of worship. flag At the federal level, parliament is being recalled before Australia Day to expand hate laws, including aggravated offences for violent extremist speech and potential listing of hate groups.

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