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Queensland s 30-year-old vilification and hate crime laws are coming under the microscope following a campaign by concerned multicultural community groups.
A parliamentary inquiry is currently looking at a review of the Queensland Anti-Discrimination Act, with advocates calling for more clearly defined laws and tougher penalties for hate crimes.
Queenslanders have been asked to share their stories, confidentially if needed, before the submission deadline on 12 July.
A group of 20 non-profit organisations, the Cohesive Communities Coalition (CCC), lobbied the state government for the inquiry in light of more targeted attacks in part attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Christchurch mosque massacre.
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A 30-year-old Queensland vilification law is coming under the microscope following a campaign by concerned multicultural community groups.
A parliamentary inquiry has opened into section 131a of the Queensland Anti-Discrimination Act, with advocates calling for something more clearly defined and tougher penalties for hate crimes.
A group of 20 non-profit organisations, the Cohesive Communities Coalition (CCC), lobbied the state government for the inquiry as part of a broader review of the discrimination act in light of more targeted attacks in part attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Christchurch mosque massacre.
Queenslanders have been asked to share their stories, confidentially if needed, before the submission deadline on 12 July.
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