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Gillian Triggs backs changes to section 18C
President of the Human Rights Commission, Gillian Triggs, has backed a proposal to reform section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act.
Fergus Hunter is a breaking news reporter for Fairfax Media in the federal press gallery at Parliament House
President of the Human Rights Commission, Gillian Triggs, has backed a proposal to reform section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has hammered the Human Rights Commission's handling of complaints under section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act, calling on the independent body to "urgently review" its conduct after a case against a group of Queensland students was thrown out by a judge last week.
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