1. Making Laws Against Hurt Feelings.
- Author
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DE MEYRICK, JOHN
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RACE discrimination laws , *RACE discrimination , *HUMAN rights violations , *LEGISLATIVE amendments , *RELIGION ,AUSTRALIAN politics & government, 1945- - Abstract
The article focuses on the debate over section 18C of Australia's Racial Discrimination Act 1975 in respect of which several trivial complaints with a racial connotation have given rise to public controversy and concern. It states role of the Australian Human Rights Commission and mentions that the government's attempted amendment of rule has been blocked by the Labor party. It notes concerns over hurting another person's feelings in regard to their race, and cites religious dissidents.
- Published
- 2018