Senator Says Anti-Racism Efforts Too Slow Amid Concern of ‘Far-Right’ Immigration Marches

The senator’s line of questioning at the race discrimination commissioner focused on racism and the March for Australia protests against immigration policy.

Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi speaks at a Snap Protest at News Corp's Major Advertisers Conference in Sydney, Australia on March 20, 2019. AAP Image/Joel Carrett

Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi says not enough is being done to combat racism in Australia, amid her concerns that “March for Australia” protests were pushing some Australians to the far-right.

Faruqi outlined the concerns during a Senate Estimates hearing that examined the federal government’s National Anti-Racism Framework that contains 63 recommendations for “eliminating racism.”