racial discrimination

Tuesday, September 22

AFL guilty of "extreme racism", says former player

Former Gold Coast player Joel Wilkinson has accused the AFL of “extreme racism” and is determined to take the matter to court.

Leaders - with one exception - condemn racist abuse of senator

UPDATED | A racist verbal attack on Labor Senator Sam Dastyari that left him feeling physically threatened has been condemned by the Prime Minister and Opposition Leader.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. Photo: AAP

PM open to race hate-speech laws inquiry

A parliamentary inquiry into a contentious section of race hate-speech laws is almost certain with Malcolm Turnbull acknowledging it was a legitimate area for discussion.

Race law reformists miss the mark

Section 18C of Australia’s Racial Discrimination Act does not impose dire limits on freedom of speech, nor is it a whingers’ charter for the super-sensitive, writes Michael Jacobs. So what’s the problem?