Increased penalties for hate speech promoting violence and making hate an aggravating factor in sentencing are among a raft of new laws following the Bondi attack.

One of Australia’s top extremism experts says authorities have never had local terror cells under control, adding rising hate speech has allowed them to be “operating in plain sight”.

Lawmakers with the Liberal Party of Canada have reportedly struck a deal with the Bloc Québécois party to remove the religious exemptions from the national code.

The prime minister listed five key changes to address hate and radicalisation; Mourners gather for funerals across Sydney; Crowds return to Bondi Beach. Follow updates here.

Congress-led Karnataka government on December 10 tabled Karnataka Hate Speech and Hate Crimes (Prevention) Bill in the assembly, enabling the state to take preventive measures against hate speech and impose prison terms of up to 10 years for repeat offenders.