Racial Discrimination Act

White Australian Policy

Indigenous Aussies were treated badly

They weren´t even counted as citizens until 1960

Racial Discrimination Act

1975 - Deferal Government

Ilegal to treat someone unfairly because of their race

Section 18C

1995

Il made illegal to offend, insult, humiliate or intimidate a person based on their race

Change the Section 18C

Malcolm Turnbull says that wants to scrap the words "offend, insult and humiliate" and change them for the word "harass"

The government says the change will help protect fee speech, even if it´s the kind of speech that some people don´t like.