Federal Attorney-General George Brandis 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.
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.
