Monthly Archives: April 2008

Call to switch onus on racist offences

Carol Nader: The Age | April 5, 2008 http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/call-to-switch-onus-on-racist-offences/2008/04/04/1207249461190.html A STUDY of racial discrimination laws in several Western countries has prompted a call for the Government to toughen Australia’s 33-year-old laws. Race Discrimination Commissioner Tom Calma wants the burden of proof in cases of racial discrimination to fall on the alleged offender, instead of the [...]

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