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** I gruppi religiosi chiedono che le riforme contro l'incitamento all'odio vengano respinte
** Gli Stati Uniti sospendono le richieste di visto di immigrazione da 75 Paesi
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I leader di gruppi religiosi chiedono che venga rinviata la votazione sulle riforme contro l'incitamento all'odio.
Il disegno di legge sarà discusso lunedì, quando il parlamento riprenderà i lavori in anticipo, e includerà una difesa per le persone che riportano citazioni dirette da testi religiosi e un piano per creare un criterio basato su principi per valutare i comportamenti che incitano all'odio razziale.
Il vescovo anglicano Michael Stead ha affermato che la riforma crea un campo minato di definizioni relative all'odio, mentre il presidente del Consiglio nazionale degli imam australiani, lo sceicco Shadi Alsuleiman, ha dichiarato che il disegno di legge potrebbe esporre dichiarazioni in passato considerate legali a nuove sanzioni.
Il ministro degli interni Tony Burke ha tuttavia dichiarato a Channel 7 di ritenere che il governo stia raggiungendo il giusto equilibrio.
"These arguments have been put in front of the intelligence committee over the last couple of days. The intelligence committee is a serious committee. They'll work through the detail and provide a report, I expect by the end of the week. The government will have a look at that. But the exemption is there simply to ensure that we have freedom of religion in Australia... Just to make sure that people who are not involved in hate don't inadvertently get caught up."
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La Coalizione ha dichiarato di non aver ancora deciso se sostenere la legge del governo contro l'incitamento all'odio e quella sulla riforma delle armi.
Il partito laburista avrà bisogno del sostegno dei Verdi o della Coalizione per far approvare la legge, ma tale sostegno sembra sempre più difficile da ottenere da parte della Coalizione.
La senatrice nazionale Susan McDonald ha affermato che la legge ha pochissimi sostenitori e che è troppo ambiziosa.
La leader liberale e dell'opposizione Sussan Ley ha dichiarato che il suo partito nutre serie preoccupazioni sulla legge nella sua forma attuale, e preferirebbe che la definizione di antisemitismo fosse sancita dalla legge.
"The legislation does not address the real issues that gave rise to the Bondi attack. It doesn't address Islamic extremism. It doesn't address ISIS influence, and it doesn't address the rise of antisemitism and the associated terrorist threat in Australia... Laws of this seriousness demand precision, confidence, and clarity. What we have instead is confusion and contradiction."
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Gli Stati Uniti hanno sospeso le procedure di richiesta dei visti di immigrazione provenienti da 75 Paesi.
Il ministero degli Esteri, guidato da Marco Rubio, ha dichiarato che i funzionari consolari hanno ricevuto l'ordine di sospendere le richieste di visto per la Green Card e la residenza permanente provenienti da quei Paesi a partire dal 21 gennaio.
Il segretario di Stato ha affermato che questa misura è stata adottata per contrastare quello che definisce un abuso del sistema di assistenza pubblica da parte degli immigrati, nonostante il Migration Policy Institute abbia dichiarato che i cittadini stranieri devono già attendere anni e affrontare altre restrizioni significative per poter beneficiare di Medicaid, buoni pasto e sussidi in denaro.
Il segretario Rubio ha affermato che questa misura si basa su precedenti divieti di immigrazione e di viaggio.
"This is not a punitive thing we're going out to try and make examples of it. Our visa system - who you allow to visit your country - should reflect the national interest. We said that from the very beginning. It's one of the directives that went out from the President. It's one of the things he ran on."
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** Faith groups call for hate speech reforms to be pushed back
** The US to suspend immigration visa applications from 75 countries
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Faith group leaders are calling for a vote on hate speech reforms to be pushed back.
The draft legislation is to be debated on Monday when parliament returns early, with the bill to include a defence for people quoting directly from a religious text, and a plan to create a principle-based test for conduct that incites racial hatred.
Anglican Bishop Michael Stead says the reform creates a minefield of definitions about hate, while Australian National Imams Council President Sheikh Shadi Alsuleiman says the bill could expose past lawful speech to new penalties.
But Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has told Channel 7 he believes the government is striking the right balance.
"These arguments have been put in front of the intelligence committee over the last couple of days. The intelligence committee is a serious committee. They'll work through the detail and provide a report, I expect by the end of the week. The government will have a look at that. But the exemption is there simply to ensure that we have freedom of religion in Australia... Just to make sure that people who are not involved in hate don't inadvertently get caught up."
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The Coalition says it has not yet decided on support for the government's hate speech and gun reform legislation.
Labor will require the backing of either the Greens or Coalition to pass the bill - but that support is looking to be an increasingly unlikely prospect from the Coalition side.
Nationals Senator Susan McDonald saying the legislation has very few friends and seeks to do too much.
Liberal and Opposition Leader Sussan Ley says they have serious concerns about the bill in its current form and would prefer to see a definition of antisemitism enshrined in the law.
"The legislation does not address the real issues that gave rise to the Bondi attack. It doesn't address Islamic extremism. It doesn't address ISIS influence, and it doesn't address the rise of antisemitism and the associated terrorist threat in Australia... Laws of this seriousness demand precision, confidence, and clarity. What we have instead is confusion and contradiction."
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The United States has stopped processing immigrant visa applications from 75 countries.
The State Department, led by Marco Rubio, says consular officers have been instructed to halt visa applications for green cards and permanent residency from those nations from January 21st.
The Secretary of State says the action is being taken because they want to confront what they allege is abuse of the public assistance system by immigrants - despite the Migration Policy Institute saying non-citizens already have to wait years and confront other significant restrictions in their eligibility for Medicaid, food stamps, and cash assistance.
Secretary Rubio says this measure builds on earlier immigration and travel bans.
"This is not a punitive thing we're going out to try and make examples of it. Our visa system - who you allow to visit your country - should reflect the national interest. We said that from the very beginning. It's one of the directives that went out from the President. It's one of the things he ran on."
