The Oh-So-Easy Habit of Taking Offence — Anthony Dillon — Quadrant
by Jim Ball | Aug 23, 2016 | Blog, Indigenous, Race Dicrimination and 18c
There’s been a lot of talk and a lot written recently about 18c of the Race Discrimination Act with a lot of the discussion pivoting on whether offence is given or offence is taken. Here’s the test put forward by Anthony Dillon, himself an aboriginal and a...Search
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