Tanya Plibersek (Sydney, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. For almost 20 years, Section 18(c) of the Racial Discrimination Act has protected the Australian community from the divisive and destructive effects of racially motivated hate speech while preserving freedom of speech. Why is the Prime Minister weakening decades of protections against racial hate speech? Does the Prime Minister agree with the Attorney-General, who said today in the Senate: 'People do have a right to be bigots'?

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