Comments by the Liberals’ only Indigenous MP approximately rethinking the controversial Racial Discrimination Act will be seized on by conservativesLiberal frontbencher Ken Wyatt says he is open to reviewing the current protections in section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act “whether it is creating a sore within free speech”.
Wyatt,the only Indigenous Liberal MP in the parliament, has given cautious backing to a new inquiry by parliament’s human rights committee – but while backing the renewed political debate, and he has cautioned against “emotive debates” around 18C and instead called for calm “statesmanship”. Related: Section 18C explainer: what is it,and why do some politicians want it changed? Related: Malcolm Turnbull says QUT case wound Human Rights Commission's credibility on 18C Related: Beyond 18C: six barriers to freedom of speech in Australia Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com