Russell Broadbent says changes should be about ‘process,not about the wording of the section’ but Malcolm Turnbull declines to weigh inVictorian Liberal moderate Russell Broadbent says the government doesn’t need to amend 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act whether it overhauls processes ensuring vexatious complaints are thrown out at an earlier stage.
Broadbent, who is a member of the federal parliament’s joint human rights committee which ran a recent inquiry into 18C, and told Guardian Australia on Monday: “Changes to the RDA should be about process,not about the wording of the section.” Related: Malcolm Turnbull targeted by GetUp ad accusing Liberals of failing to oppose racism Related: Turnbull assures 18C critics parliament a 'house of freedom' and debate welcome Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com