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Efforts to combat Islamophobia and anti-Semitism under the spotlight at Senate estimates

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The special envoy to combat Islamophobia says parliamentary questioning by a One Nation senator is a good example of why his role was created. Aftab Malik has been grilled by Senator Malcolm Roberts about sharia law. The nation's special envoys to combat anti-Semitism and Islamophobia both fronted Senate estimates following incidents which have tested Australia's social cohesion.
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