The case in Victoria is among the first to rule on religious vilification at protests. It reckons with some of the nation’s most hotly-debated questions.
- Law Lecturer and Transitional Justice Academic, RMIT University
If successful, Victoria will demonstrate to the nation that truth, justice, and Indigenous self-determination can finally move from rhetoric to reality.
The Yoorrook Justice Commission reports are powerful and historic. But the question remains: will they change anything?
The reforms include up to five years jail for vilifying people for their gender, sexual orientation or disability. But there’s a high bar for enforcing the laws.
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