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Labor MP calls for united response to racism following attacks on Chinese-Australians
Call comes after China warned students to reconsider going to Australia because of ‘incidents of discrimination’ targeting people of Asian descent
Australian politicians must unite against racism after Chinese-Australians were subjected to “awful and shocking” abuse during the pandemic, the shadow minister for multicultural affairs has told parliament.
Andrew Giles, a Victorian Labor MP, warned that the rise in racist incidents was a threat to social cohesion and demanded “an unambiguous response” from everyone in positions of leadership, which should include a new national strategy to tackle the problem.
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