The Chinese community is being 'gaslighted' as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, the Australian Human Rights Commission has warned, as it calls for more funding for its anti-racism work
"When you look at this alongside the increase in violent attacks on Muslims in Australia over the past year and the increase in white supremacist activity both locally and internationally, it paints a very worrying picture. There's also clearly a big problem with racial hatred online," he said.
Asked if the commission had adequate funding to carry out its anti-racism work, Mr Tan said: "No, we don't."In 2011, the Human Rights Commission was given $1.7 million over four years specifically for a national anti-racism strategy. Between 2015 and 2018, it continued work on the strategy - which produced resources such as an anti-racism toolkit for parents and early childhood educators, a social inclusion framework for the NRL and a development program for young anti-racism leadersThe commission said it had applied for more funding every year since it ran out in 2015, including in the upcoming 2020 federal budget, to renew the strategy and its "Racism.
Attorney-General Christian Porter on Friday said: "I constantly engage with all my agencies to ensure funding is fit for purpose and any funding decisions are made in the usual way through the budget process." The next federal budget will be handed down on May 12.
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said the Anti-Defamation Commission's "Click Against Hate" program taught students to take action when they experienced or saw intolerance. "We cannot accept the recent incidents of racial and religious intolerance in our schools and broader community," he said in a statement.
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