Parents started to keep their children inside the house, and would personally escort them to school. Adults would avoid leaving the home alone unless they absolutely had to. A woman who used to ride to her evening classes stopped going altogether, because she couldn’t face the insults hurled at her as she cycled.
Following a plea to delegates at The Executive Council of Australian Jewry annual conference Julian Leeser MP, federal Member for Berowra has encouraged all community groups to take an active part in the current Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights Inquiry into freedom of speech and the Racial Discrimination Act.
The Abbott government's botched attempt in 2014 to repeal section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act- the law that has drawn a line against racial abuse, Holocaust denial and harmful hate speech for more than 20 years was one of its biggest failures...writes Mark Dreyfus.
The Turnbull Liberal Government wants to change section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act to weaken protections against racist hate speech...writes Bill Shorten.
Ten leaders of ethnic communities throughout Australia have released a joint statement in the wake of the Federal government's announcement of a “Parliamentary Inquiry into Freedom of Speech” in the context of the Racial Discrimination Act.
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) has issued a statement following the Federal government's announcement of a Parliamentary Inquiry into Freedom of Speech to look at two issues of freedom of speech in the context of the Racial Discrimination Act.
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) has commenter on the announcement by Attorney-General George Brandis QC of a parliamentary inquiry into freedom of speech, including sections 18C and 18D of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) and how the Australian Human Right Commission (the Commission) handles complaints.
