Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has sharply criticized opposition members of Parliament who have signaled their refusal to back the government’s proposed reforms on hate speech and firearm regulations. He accused the Coalition of “playing politics” in the aftermath of the recent terror incident at Bondi Beach.

Next week, Parliament is scheduled to meet earlier than usual to deliberate on the new legislation. The draft of this bill was distributed to MPs and senators on Monday, offering them an opportunity to review the proposed changes.

The government argues that these updates will enable quicker action against speech that Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke describes as previously socially unacceptable but not illegal.

One notable opponent of the reforms is Andrew Hastie, who aspires to leadership within the opposition. Hastie expressed concerns that the changes could threaten “democratic freedoms,” particularly freedom of speech.

“We have a lot to deliberate and a very limited timeframe to do so,” Hastie stated in a video shared on social media platforms.

“From the top, I’ll be voting no to this bill.”

The Coalition has previously opposed the idea of stronger hate speech laws, though the party has yet to take a formal stance on the current draft bill.

Former Nationals member turned One Nation star recruit Barnaby Joyce is also opposed to the bill, though he specifically rejects the need for gun control reform rather than hate speech crackdowns.

“There was no recreational shooter that went down and mass murdered people at Bondi,” he told Today.

“But somehow we’ve got wrapped up this.”

Joyce said “fundamentalist Islam” was the issue that needed to be addressed, blaming immigration – though one of the alleged Bondi terrorists was Australian-born.

Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie has also decried the gun control aspects of the bill, which would limit firearm ownership and establish a gun buyback scheme.

Albanese hit out at the Coalition this morning, accusing MPs of hypocrisy.

”This is somewhat stunning, frankly. The Coalition, day after day, very clearly called for parliament to be recalled,” he told ABC Radio Sydney.

“Now they’re saying this is somehow rushed, even though my government has moved in a considered, orderly way.”

Albanese said he had met with opposition leader Sussan Ley regularly in the lead-up to recalling parliament, and that the government was very open to considering amendments.

”We’ve said we’re open to amendments in order to be sure to get this right,” he said.

“We haven’t heard any proposed amendments.”

He urged MPs with concerns or proposed changes to “pick up the phone” and “engage constructively”.

”I’ll just say to the Coalition, this should be a moment of national unity, and I say that to the crossbenchers and Greens as well,” he said.

Should the Coalition broadly oppose the bill in parliament, the government could need to reach an agreement with the Greens, to push the legislation through the Senate.

The other option would be making alterations to reach a stage where the Coalition could support both the hate speech and gun control laws.

9news.com.au has contacted the prime minister’s office and attorney-general’s office for comment.