Spike in racism compels national strategy

By Deborah Cassrels
Updated July 23 2022 - 9:06am, first published 9:00am
Race Discrimination Commissioner Chin Tan says Australia's anti-racism measures are hard to measure. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)
Race Discrimination Commissioner Chin Tan says Australia's anti-racism measures are hard to measure. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Spikes in anti-Asian sentiment and discrimination against Indigenous, Jewish and Muslim groups since the COVID-19 outbreak have triggered moves for a new national framework to combat racism.

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