I read this earlier on /. and find it simply appalling. Hopefully the Australian government will have enough sense to realize what is going on. Or perhaps the same laws, if enacted, should be used against Scientology for teaching that (basically) all other religions are lies based on mind implants in a previous life; that "vilifies" a lot of religions!
Scientology is attempting to use the word "vilify" and its variants in its favor, though its hypocrisy needs to be turned upon itself.