Senate debates

Thursday, 28 November 2024

Questions without Notice

Racism

2:20 pm

Photo of Mehreen FaruqiMehreen Faruqi (NSW, Australian Greens) | Hansard source

Minister, the only way to unwind entrenched racism is to accept that approaches to date have been ad hoc, disjointed and ineffective because governments have avoided the truth about racism and the whitewashed structures that persist at every level. Minister, one of the overarching recommendations is for the government to establish a national antiracism taskforce to oversee and advise on the implementation of the National Anti-Racism Framework. Given the urgency of the work, will you commit to the taskforce today?

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