Despite the federal government’s amendments earlier this year, the process is still the punishment under section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act. The Australian’s legal affairs editor Chris Merritt has explained the latest instance of baseless litigation under section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act that is proceeding into the federal court system – against him and others at The Australian:

The Federal Circuit Court is about to deal with a claim under section 18C of the Racial ­Discrimination Act that could well be the last involving accusations that have already been found to be baseless….