The former race discrimination commissioner has suggesting the federal parliament should take caution as to not ‘normalise’ white supremacy.
Speaking at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas in Sydney, the commissioner outlined his believe that certain members of parliament such as Pauline Hanson’s recent comments on race are causing a ‘dangerous precedent’.
He also questioned the backlash against identity politics in Australia which is due to a sense of disempowerment as well as a lack of civic literacy.