Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says the introduction of a bill to change the wording of the Racial Discrimination Act will strengthen the protection of Australians from racial vilification and strengthen the protection of free speech. Legislation is to be introduced to the Senate this week to remove the words 'offend, insult, humiliate' from section 18C of Act, and insert the word 'harass'. It will also introduce the 'reasonable member of the Australian community' as the objective standard by which contravention of section 18C should be judged.
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