QAI joined with 9 other other disability organisations, including People with Disability Australia (PWDA), to released a joint statement responding to the passage of the Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Bill 2026 (Cth). While the new laws strengthen responses to some forms of hate and extremism, they do not provide comprehensive or equal protection for people with disability. Current hate speech and vilification laws remain inconsistent across jurisdictions and fail to adequately address serious vilification and identity-based harm for our community. People with disability experience hate and discrimination in everyday community settings and in closed and institutional environments. Reform must reflect and address this reality. This group of organisations are calling for rights-based reform and genuine co-design with people with disability to deliver real protection in practice.
You can read the full joint statement linked below.