Mark Furner (Queensland, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Attorney-General, Senator Brandis. I refer to the Attorney-General's attempt to water down protections against hate speech in the Racial Discrimination Act. Is the minister aware of comments by Mr Robert Goot, President of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, that:

This legislation gives the green light to unleashing racial hate speech in Australia, no matter how unreasonable and lacking in good faith.

Is Mr Goot right?