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The voice to parliament will lead to less inequality. That’s not racist
The Guardian Opinion Editorial by Chin Tan, Race Discrimination Commissioner at the Australian Human Rights Commission.
Attorney-General commits Government to anti-racism strategy in Kep Enderby Memorial Lecture
“Australia’s continued success as a multicultural nation must include an ongoing commitment to addressing racism,” the Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said.
Supporter Update - July 2022
Last week, we launched a new iteration of the Racism. It Stops With Me campaign.
New Campaign Urges Australians to Reflect and Act on Racism
The campaign acknowledges that First Nations peoples and others with lived experience of racism have been leading anti-racism in Australia for centuries, and calls on
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination - Chin Tan message
The 2022 theme is 'VOICES FOR ACTION AGAINST RACISM'.
Yajilarra nhingi, mindija warrma (from dreams, let's make it reality)
The animation builds on the landmark Wiyi Yani U Thangani Report and project led by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, June Oscar AO.
Race Discrimination Commissioner welcomes launch of new free-to-air multilingual news channel
Race Discrimination Commissioner Chin Tan has welcomed national broadcaster SBS’s announcement of a new free-to-air multilingual news channel which will launch in early 2022.
New guidelines to address spectator racism in sport
Major professional sports organisations including the AFL, Cricket Australia, NRL, Tennis Australia, and some of the nation’s largest stadiums have already endorsed the guidelines
Kep Enderby Memorial Lecture 2021 - Embracing Cultural Diversity in Australia