Work on a new national anti-racism framework has commenced amid a spike in race discrimination during the COVID-19 pandemic, increasing right-wing extremism and renewed attention to the Black Lives Matter movement.
, increasing right-wing extremism and renewed attention to the Black Lives Matter movement.
“It is my view that it is an important element for this country to have an overarching framework to deal with racism,” he told the hearing. Funding for a previous anti-racism campaign - It Stops With Me - ended in 2015, the Senate committee heard on Thursday.Coronavirus outbreak renews push for fresh anti-racism campaign
Labor’s multicultural affairs spokesperson Andrew Giles told SBS News on Thursday it was beyond time the federal government stepped up to support a fresh strategy with a national ad campaign at its heart.Amid rise of race-based attacks, Labor calls for new federal anti-racism campaign
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