Special envoy calls for discrimination laws to combat Islamophobia | ABC NEWS
A landmark report by Australia’s first ever Islamophobia envoy has urged religious discrimination be outlawed and counter-terrorism laws reviewed. Aftab Malik delivered 54 recommendations to the government in a bid to reduce the rate of Islamophobic incidents.
Anthony Albanese said his government would consider all of the recommendations but would not progress religious discrimination laws without bipartisan support.
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