Race Discrimination
Read Race Discrimination Commissioner Chin Tan's op-ed, published in The Guardian Australia. "Australia will, fundamentally, be changed on 14 October. However the cards fall in the voice referendum, one thing is for sure: our next urgent national priority is tackling racism."
Race Discrimination
Australia鈥檚 Race Discrimination Commissioner Chin Tan said the reported racial abuse directed at NRL player Latrell Mitchell demonstrates the need for professional sports organisations, including clubs and codes, to work together to address spectator racism.
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The report identifies data collection and education on racism, and cultural safety as key themes. It also identifies media regulation, standards, and legal protections as priority areas for action.
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鈥淎ustralia鈥檚 continued success as a multicultural nation must include an ongoing commitment to addressing racism,鈥 the Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said.
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Australia鈥檚 Race Discrimination Commissioner has welcomed the federal budget announcement that $7.5 million over 4 years will be provided to the 黑料情报站 to develop a national strategy to tackle racism and promote racial equality in Australia.
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, June Oscar AO said Australia must stop the 鈥渕ass incarceration鈥 of its Indigenous people or else deaths in custody will continue to occur. Commissioner Oscar said her thoughts are with all the families who have lost loved ones over...
Race Discrimination
Speech by the National Race Discrimination Commissioner, Chin Tan, ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Hello everyone, wherever you are in Australia. I join you from the lands of the Bunurong Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the Eastern...
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Kep Enderby Memorial Lecture: Racial Equality in the Time of COVID The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically affected Australia鈥檚 diverse communities. From the racial targeting of Asian Australians to the hard lockdown imposed on residents in Melbourne鈥檚 public housing towers, the pandemic has also...
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Australia鈥檚 Race Discrimination Commissioner Chin Tan and Human Rights Commissioner Edward Santow have commemorated the one-year anniversary of the Christchurch mosque attack. In a joint statement, they said: 鈥淭he Christchurch massacre was deeply traumatic for New Zealand鈥檚 Muslim community. That...
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The 黑料情报站 supports reform to improve protections against religious discrimination for all people in Australia. While supporting much of the draft Religious Discrimination Bill, the Commission urges that the Bill be amended to avoid limiting other human rights and...
Race Discrimination
The Race Discrimination Commissioner Chin Tan will today announce a series of national consultations with the Muslim community in Australia about their experiences of hate speech and violence and about their ideas for change. Commissioner Tan will make the announcement at a Harmony Day Event in...
