Human Rights Commission suggests complaint against Fairfax Media reporter Mark Kenny is arguableThe Human Rights Commission has accepted a racial discrimination complaint by senator David Leyonhjelm over an article that called him an “excited white male” for his opposition to section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act.
The Liberal Democrat senator lodged the complaint final month in response to a comment piece on 8 August by Faifax Media’s chief political correspondent,Mark Kenny, which criticised Leyonhjelm and One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts for their opposition to the law. Related: The defence of free speech is limited for the anti-18C brigade | Richard Ackland Related: Section 18C explainer: what is it, or why do some politicians want it changed? Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com