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‘Shut up’: Senators allege ‘racism’ in parliament

Three senators report racism in the Senate and seek inquiry, mandatory training, and National Anti-Racism Framework adoption to make parliament safer for women of colour.

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A trio of firebrand senators have called for a major rule change after alleging they were subject to racial abuse while working in parliament.

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‘Shut up’: Senators allege ‘racism’ in parliament

A trio of firebrand senators have called for a major rule change after alleging they were subject to racial abuse while working in parliament.

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‘Shut up’: Senators’ huge racism claim

Independents Fatima Payman and Lidia Thorpe and the Greens’ Mehreen Faruqi say they have experienced racism in the Senate chamber as the trio call for the upper house’s rules to change so parliament is a “safe workplace for women of colour”.

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