2024-10-17
Senator Mehreen Faruqi, Deputy Greens Leader and spokesperson for Anti-Racism, calls on the Albanese Labor Government to fully fund the implementation of a national anti-racism strategy, following the release of the latest report on anti-racism commissioned by the Australian Human Rights Commission - An Anti-Racism Framework: Experiences and Perspectives of Multicultural Australia.
The report can be found here.
Quotes attributable to Senator Mehreen Faruqi:
“Here’s another report that shows what many of us already know, and what the Labor government refuses to acknowledge - that racism is entrenched in Australia, and that it is rooted in settler colonialism and whiteness as an ideology and practice.
“Racism is rife across society - in government, in the media, in interactions with the police, in workplaces, in playgrounds. For how long will First Nations people and people of colour in this country be subjected to racism before it is acknowledged and systemically tackled by the government?
“Instead of using ‘social cohesion’ as a distraction and a way of cracking down on legitimate protests against Israel’s genocide in Gaza, Labor must fully fund the AHRC to urgently implement a national anti-racism strategy.
“The Labor government can start today by mandating anti-racism training for all parliamentarians, to challenge white privilege which is at the core of racism in this country.”