Urgent Calls for the Federal Government to Adopt the Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia's Recommendations

Islam’s Terror of Free Speech

To place Islam beyond criticism is to ignore, as Salman Rushdie puts it, ‘the battle against fanatical Islam...which seeks to terrify us all

Urgent calls for the federal government to adopt the special envoy to combat Islamophobia's recommendations

Prominent calls are being made for the federal government to adopt newly-introduced recommendations, following a report by the government-appointed Envoy to Combat Islamophobia. It follows data from the Islamophobia Register Australia, revealing a 530 per cent increase in incidents since October 7, 2023.

Islamophobia Report Adds to Calls for Religious Freedom Laws

Australia’s Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia has released his report containing 54 recommendations, including the introduction of federal religious freedom laws and updates to racial discrimination protections to include Muslims in the definition of race, as had been done with Jews and Sikhs. Speaking at a joint press conference with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Special Envoy Aftab Malik made note of the violence, discrimination, and pre…

Australian National Review - Islamophobia Report Adds to Calls for Religious Freedom Laws

A protestor holds a placard during a protest rally against anti-Muslim, anti-Arab and anti-Palestinian racism in particular, and against all forms of racism in western Sydney, Australia, on April 6, 2025. SAEED KHAN/AFP via Getty Images Australia’s Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia has released his report containing 54 recommendations, including the introduction of federal religious freedom laws and updates to racial discrimination protectio…