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Ben McKay

Dire warning of violent fallout from unchecked racism

Racism and anti-Semitism have been called out by the Australian Human Rights Commission's president. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia's social fabric is fraying as it grapples with worsening racism, anti-Semitism and other challenges that are undermining citizens' basic dignity.

That's the view of Australian Human Rights Commission president Hugh de Kretser, who also called out politicians stoking social division as he launched the nation's first annual assessment in Canberra on Wednesday.

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