Australia's politicians have been urged to consider their role in fanning hate speech in some parts of the community in the wake of the New Zealand mosque attacks
"I do hope that now politicians will start listening and will start acting but it didn't have to come to that, we could've acted much earlier," she said.
Race Discrimination Commissioner Chin Tan said he believed it was time to draw a line against hate speech in all aspects of society, including Parliament.AAP He told SBS News politicians should be more mindful about the effect of their rhetoric on refugees and migration. "Politicians like anyone else has the responsibility, but particularly in the role they play because of the unique position in Parliament what they say has an influence on what people think about this," he said.Senator Fraser Anning has been under fire this week for his comments in the wake of the Christchurch attacks."There's a fine line between freedom of speech and between spreading hate speech.
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