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Burke said talks were ongoing around the listing and proscription of hate organisations. “We’re trying to work our way through on the listing of hate organisations, and being able to proscribe particular organisations,” he said.

He acknowledged the longstanding difficulty governments have faced in banning groups such as Hizb ut-Tahrir and the National Socialist Network, noting they have previously failed to meet the legal threshold because they “don’t explicitly call for violence”.

Barnaby Joyce tore into the proposed bill, calling it "substantially different" (or "doctored") and arguing that the real focus should be on antisemitism and Islamic terrorism.

"Why are you voting for something, might I suggest you haven’t even read it?"

Well done Barnaby! pic.twitter.com/fZmk3kf8K3

— katy 🌸 (@KatyKray73) January 20, 2026

“Either those particular groups continue to go on their merry way or new laws are passed that provide the government with options,” Burke said.

Under the proposed framework, the home affairs minister would gain powers to ban organisations, prompting concerns about overreach. Liberal MP Andrew Hastie and Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price have indicated they oppose the legislation.

Burke responded to suggestions of MPs crossing the floor, saying: “Some of the people who … are allegedly proposing crossing the floor, are people who have called for these organisations to be banned.”

Shadow home affairs minister Jonno Duniam said the reforms carried risk but included safeguards. “This is, as far as we've been able to push the government to get the legislation in the shape to do, about targeting groups like Hizb Ut-Tahrir,” he said.

Listen to @RealBobKatter speak the truth. One of the few doing so.pic.twitter.com/xK9H8VR3Tl

— R3tards Down Under (@r3tarddownunder) January 20, 2026

Despite internal tensions, both sides argue the laws would strengthen authorities’ ability to combat extremism and protect Jewish Australians.

Meanwhile, the popularity of Pauline Hanson’s One Nation continues to soar, with many Australians questioning why the bill doesn’t explicitly name the cause of the Bondi Beach terror attack: Radical Islam.

Hanson recently credited the surge in popularity for One Nation to Australia’s growing frustration with the two-party system and lack of leadership on a range of issues affecting working-class Aussies.