Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Afternoon Update here , and start your day with our Morning Mail newsletter Good afternoon. Labor has announced it will strengthen hate speech laws – including to target religious preachers – and create new powers to cancel or reject visas of people who spread “hate and division” in the wake of the Bondi beach shooting. Anthony Albanese appeared alongside Jillian Segal to say his government “adopts and fully supports” the envoy’s plan to combat antisemitism while conceding he could have done more after the Hamas attack on 7 October. Ashes live updates: Snicko in spotlight again as Cummins takes three to leave England reeling Woodside Energy’s Meg O’Neill, who criticised ‘zealous’ young climate activists, moves to BP NSW police unlawfully arrested and choked man then tried to delete footage, watchdog finds US military carried out lethal strike on vessel in Pacific, killing four, says Pete Hegseth ANZ shareholders reject executive pay plan for second year in a row Jane’s Addiction call it quits after a tumultuous 15 months: ‘The legacy will remain’ Continue reading...