George Brandis says 18C will remain in ‘current,distorted fashion’ as bill defeated in late-night vote by alliance of Labor, Greens, and NXT and Jacqui LambieThe Senate has thrown out the Turnbull government’s controversial legislative changes weakening section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act.
The government had sought to replace the words “offend,insult or humiliate” in section 18C with the term harass” – which would enjoy eroded the current protections against hate speech substantially. Related: Even among Australians worried about political correctness, 18C is not a astronomical issue | Rebecca Huntley It seems to rewrite the dictionary definition but alt.facts are common in parl. tough to justify a single tweet constituting harrassment https://t.co/Asds8IiEXf Related: Coalition's 18C overhaul a hollow and operatic outbreak of gesture politics | Katharine Murphy Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com