Burqa ban: Tony Abbott axes new rules!, page-39

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    Nine lives, once you start selectively targeting one section of the community and as noted by people including Andrew Wilkie and our Human Rights Commissioner, Tim Wilson, you are descending into apartheid:

    "... Human Rights Commissioner Tim Wilson, who is a former head of free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs and a Liberal Party member, said the decision was "ill-considered" and would "segregate people on the basis of what they're wearing". ..."
    http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-02/parliament-burka-rules-introduced/5786132

    Indeed, our Race Discrimination Commissioner is reported as commenting:

    "... Race Discrimination Commissioner Tim Soutphommasane criticised the new rules, tweeting that: "No-one should be treated like a second-class citizen, not least in their own parliament". ..."
    "... "There can be no room for reckless rhetoric," he said. "Unfortunately, we have been let down by some of our parliamentarians." ..."
 
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