S18C
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Proposed changed to S18C defeated
The Australian Senate last night rejected the government’s proposed changes to water down the Racial Discrimination Act. The defeat came as the Labor, the Greens, the Nick Xenophon team, Jacqui Lambie and others all voted in defense of the current legislation protecting Australians against racial discrimination. The move to seek such changes itself damaged Australia…
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Emboldening those promoting bigotry
Yesterday we warned that a bill introduced to the Senate on Wednesday by the Government was seeking to water down Australia’s laws against racial discrimination to promote the interests of those who want bigotry to be more lawful in Australia so they can abuse vulnerable minorities without consequence. Our CEO, Dr Andre Oboler, previously told the Parliamentary…
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Press Release: A climate of terror and fear
Our condolences go to the victims of the terrorists attack in London. Our admiration goes to the British PM who in the face of a terrorists attack on Parliament still had the conviction to speak out not only against terrorism but also for the values democracy seeks to protect, including both human rights and free…
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OHPI response to the Freedom of Speech / S18C Report
The Online Hate Prevention Institute (OHPI) welcomes the report into Freedom of Speech and S18C of the Racial Discrimination Act from the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights. OHPI’s submission and evidence from our CEO were cited repeatedly in the Committee’s report and we’re please to have made a valuable contribution to the discussion. OHPI’s…