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US LGBT nightclub shooting shows why Australia must reform hate crime laws

  • Written by Matteo Vergani, Senior lecturer, Deakin University

News of yet another deadly shooting at a United States LGBTIQ+ nightclub has again brought hate crime to the forefront of public conversation.

This shocking incident coincides with an inquiry currently underway in Sydney examining some 88 suspected murders of LGBTIQ+ people in New South Wales between 1976 and 2010.

The stark difference between the...

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