Race Discrimination
Race Discrimination Commissioner Chin Tan has welcomed national broadcaster SBS’s announcement of a new free-to-air multilingual news channel which will launch in early 2022. The channel will provide news in 30 languages and also feature two new SBS news programs in Arabic and Mandarin. Commis...
Race Discrimination
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, June Oscar AO said Australia must stop the “mass incarceration” of its Indigenous people or else deaths in custody will continue to occur. Commissioner Oscar said her thoughts are with all the families who have lost loved ones over...
Race Discrimination
Speech by the National Race Discrimination Commissioner, Chin Tan, ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Hello everyone, wherever you are in Australia. I join you from the lands of the Bunurong Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the Eastern...
Race Discrimination
How has Australia’s response to the Coronavirus pandemic affected diverse communities? What lessons can be learned? And how can we ensure diverse communities are included in the road to recovery?
Race Discrimination
Kep Enderby Memorial Lecture: “Racial Equality in the Time of COVID” The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically affected Australia’s diverse communities. From the racial targeting of Asian Australians to the hard lockdown imposed on residents in Melbourne’s public housing towers, the pandemic has also...
Race Discrimination
Race Discrimination Commissioner Chin Tan has called on the Australian Government to ensure that new English language partner visa requirements are developed in consultation with key community stakeholders. Commissioner Tan said the inclusion of this policy in the budget came as a surprise to key...
