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Kat Wong

'Not good enough': governments failing to act on racism

As events like the voice referendum fuel discrimination, governments are urged to address racism. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

By avoiding the word "racism", blaming victims and pitting diverse communities against each other, governments at all levels across Australia are failing to tackle racism.

And as world events like the violence in Gaza, geopolitical tensions involving China and even the Indigenous voice referendum fuel discrimination, the Australian Human Rights Commission has urged governments to address racism with a whole-of-government approach.

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