Claim: Proposed new laws in Queensland will jail people for up to seven years for offending others over their gender or race.
Fact-check: New bill won't jail Queenslanders for simply being offensive
Verdict: false. the legislation changes the legal classification of some discriminatory acts and increases penalties for crimes involving actual threats of violence.
Organisation: Australian Associated Press
Author: Nik Dirga
Date published: 2023-06-23T00:00:00