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Labor move for extending 18C could impose Islamic blasphemy law

3 April 2017

7:23 PM

3 April 2017

7:23 PM

The Labor Party apparently seeks to extend the reach of section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act to cover religion. Chris Merritt, legal affairs editor of the Australian newspaper, reports that Labor is considering a plan to extend the reach of litigation based on section 18C to include people claiming they have been offended or insulted because of their religion.

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