ANTaR Racism
Government needs to close respect gap with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander rights advocacy organisation ANTaR today called on government to engage more and listen to First Peoples to develop a better understanding of culture, connection to land, and health and wellbeing. The call comes following the Prime Minister’s comments yesterday about plans to close more than 150 communities in Western Australia where he said that government could not fund ‘lifestylechoices ’.
Proposed changes to 18C of the RDA dumped
ANTaR today expressed relief that government has abandoned proposed changes to the racial discrimination act.
Read our meda release here.
ANTaR responds to the Attorney General's Freedom of Speech Exposure Draft
ANTaR has submitted its response to the "Freedom of Speech (repeal of s.18C) Bill 2014" Exposure Draft realeased by Attorney General George Brandis on March 25 2014.
The Exposure Draft proposes to alter the Racial Discrimination Act (1975) by removing the prohibitions on hate speech contained in section 18C.
