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Tess Ikonomou and Grace Crivellaro

MYSTERIOUS: Words matter spy chief talks up ban on hate groups - You Need To See This

Moves to strengthen hate speech laws follow the attack on a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

"Unfortunate tropes" are being used to justify proposed carve-outs of sweeping hate speech laws, a peak Jewish group says.

Draft laws to be debated next week when parliament returns early would introduce hate speech and racial vilification offences, with a defence included for people quoting directly from a religious text.

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