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Kat Wong

Anti-racism work collects dust as MPs 'drive division'

Pauline Hanson and other politicians have come under fire for using racism as a tool to win votes. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

Politicians have been accused of being the primary drivers of racism while sweeping reform recommendations to address prejudice gather dust.

As Australia grapples with rising anti-immigrant sentiment and the fallout from a deadly terror attack on a Hanukkah event at Bondi Beach, the nation's leaders have leaned on terms like "social cohesion" in a bid for unity.

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