Greens slam planned racial vilification changes

The Australian Greens have criticised the Coalition government's plans to change the definition of racial vilification.

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Greens Senator Richard Di Natale.

Prior to the last election, the now-Attorney General George Brandis promised to amend the Racial Discrimination Act so speech that was found to be offensive and insulting is no longer defined as racial vilification.

They're the provisions that were used against conservative columnist Andrew Bolt over his articles about light-skinned Aboriginal people.

Senator Brandis is expected to introduce the legislation to parliament as early as next week.

Greens spokesman Richard Di Natale spoke to Darren Mara about the expected repeal, which he calls an attack on multiculturalism.

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