Racial vilification
Report
Serious racial and religious vilification
A report on a review of the effectiveness of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) in addressing serious racial and religious vilification in NSW. The report found that communities have faced increasing levels of discrimination, vilification and other hate-based conduct. It provides two recommendations.
Briefing paper
Summary Offences Amendment (Nazi Salute Prohibition) Bill 2023: Bill Brief
The Summary Offences Amendment (Nazi Salute Prohibition) Bill 2023 aims to expand upon the 2022 ban on the public display of the Nazi Hakenkreuz, or ‘hooked cross’ (also known as the ‘Nazi swastika’), to include other Nazi symbols and ban the display or performance of the Nazi salute in public. This Bill Brief outlines the...
Report
National anti-racism framework: scoping report 2022
This scoping report provides an initial evidence-based summary of what the Commission has heard about a national anti-racism framework from communities, sector organisations, government, scholars and expert knowledge-holders to date.
Report
Defining and identifying hate motives: bias indicators for the Australian context
This report presents bias indicators for the Australian context and discusses their concept, uses, benefits and risks. The bias indicators presented are the result of extensive consultations with local experts, including academics and practitioners working in law enforcement agencies, government and non-government organisations and community organisations.
Report
Combatting online Islamophobia and racism in Australia: the case for an eSafety duty of care
This report, commissioned by the Islamic Council of Victoria, argues that the failure of social media platforms to improve their demonstrably ineffectual systems for the review of hateful material, coupled with the grave harms of online Islamophobia, necessitates government intervention.