One Nation will closely scrutinise the Cook Labor Government’s Equal Opportunity Bill 2026 and will fight to defeat measures that expand so-called "hate speech" penalties or restrict the freedom of conscience and association of Western Australian businesses and schools.
Western Australians should be protected from genuine discrimination and harassment. That does not include penalising Australians for acknowledging biological reality or following their genuinely held religious and moral views.
Protections for so-called ‘gender identity’ should not override the rights of women and girls in sport, single-sex spaces, prisons or services. Vilification protections should not be used to target Australians who disagree with Labor's mass immigration agenda.
Free speech is a basic human right. Robust debate on all topics must remain protected, and restrictions must only apply to calls to violence and malicious defamation.
The Government must ensure this Bill protects free speech, religious freedom and sex-based rights. One Nation will examine the Bill in detail and pursue amendments to protect Western Australians' freedoms.