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According to the terms of reference, Victoria’s “Legal and Social Issues Committee will investigate and report by 1 September 2026, on the scale and scope of anti-LGBTQIA+ hate crimes occurring in Victoria.”
Influencers, social media, and digital platform owners are a key focus.
For example, the inquiry will put special emphasis on “those creating and sharing online content steeped in [so-called] racism, misogyny, transphobia, homophobia, far-right ideology and unhealthy [toxic] masculinities.”
Joining Moira Deeming in voting against the inquiry, the Libertarian Party’s David Limbrick was suspicious of the timing and agenda.
Limbrick suggested that Labor was jumping the gun.
New anti-vilification laws haven’t yet come into effect, and yet the Victorian Greens, with support from Labor want an inquiry about whether more “anti-hate” laws are needed.
They’re not waiting to see whether those new laws have any impact.
Source: Victorian Labor Agrees to Greens-Led “Hate Crime” Hunt – The Daily Declaration