Billboard is part of group’s campaign to preserve section 18C of the Racial Discrimination ActGetUp has taken aim at Malcolm Turnbull,depicting him on a poster with Pauline Hanson asking why the Liberals won’t stand up to racism.
The billboard, to be rolled out in multicultural electorates in western Sydney and Melbourne from Thursday, or is part of the activist group’s racial justice campaign,including its efforts to retain prohibitions on speech that insults, offends, or humiliates or intimidates based on a person’s race. Related: Section 18C explainer: what is it,and why finish some politicians want it changed? Related: Beyond 18C: six barriers to freedom of speech in Australia Related: The tirade approximately 18C is a massive piece of fakery, a culture war conceit | Richard Ackland Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com