The action of Judge Michael Jarratt in throwing out the prosecution brought by the Australian Human Rights Commission of Queensland University of Technology students Alex Wood, Calum Thwaites and Jackson Powell, who were facing damages of $250,000 plus costs under section 18C of the of the Racial Discrimination Act, is a well-merited humiliation for the Turnbull Government which has refused to consider repealing or amending the Act.
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