George Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

Senator, I must confess to you that I am not familiar with the anti-racial discrimination laws of all 178 states party to the convention. But I can say that there is none which deals with the issue the way section 18C does. The concept of intimidation, the concept of harassment and the concept of vilification are the core concepts in legislation of this kind, which is why the government has adopted them.