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Envoy decries ‘lack of action’ on persistent Islamophobia in Australia and calls for tracking of hate crimes Aftab Malik cites bomb threats and assaults when releasing report containing 54 recommendations Counter terrorism laws should be reviewed, and the government should establish a data base to track hate crimes, according to a long-awaited report from the special envoy to combat Islamophobia. The report makes 54 recommendations to parliament and government departments to tackle Islamophobia, and calls on the government to “confront Islamophobia with equivalent urgency to other discriminatory practices, and provide it with the same rights, protections, and legal recourse”. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/sep/12/islamophobia-report-envoy-aftab-malik-hands-down-recommendations-to-albanese-government?CMP=aus_bsky