AFP clears Hanson under 2026 hate speech laws in first major test case

The AFP has closed its investigation into Pauline Hanson's Sky News comments about Muslim Australians, finding they don't meet the criminal threshold under the Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Act 2026. Passed after the Bondi terror attack, the laws target incitement and violence, not offence. Hanson was censured by the Senate in March. Expect arguments on both sides about whether that gap is a feature or a failure.