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Senate defeats proposed RDA changes

Federal Attorney-General George Brandis is a leading government advocate for changes to the RDA

Federal Attorney-General George Brandis is a leading government advocate for changes to the RDA Source: AAP

The Senate has defeated the federal government's proposed changes to the Racial Discrimination Act. After hours of debate, Labor, the Greens and some crossbenchers voted down a bill to introduce widely-criticised amendments to the wording of section 18C of the Act. The outcome also rules-out the addition of a so-called 'reasonable person test' to the legislation.


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By Kristina Kukolja, Amir Bukic

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The Senate has defeated the federal government's proposed changes to the Racial Discrimination Act. After hours of debate, Labor, the Greens and some crossbenchers voted down a bill to introduce widely-criticised amendments to the wording of section 18C of the Act. The outcome also rules-out the addition of a so-called 'reasonable person test' to the legislation.



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