“REPEAL section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act.”
Active verb
REPEAL is purple in Ellie’s edition. It appears 11 times in the list.
In plain English
Remove section 18C entirely. It is a civil provision concerning certain public conduct because of race, colour or national or ethnic origin; section 18D protects specified artistic, academic, scientific, journalistic and fair-comment conduct when done reasonably and in good faith.
What happened?
The Abbott government proposed repealing and replacing section 18C in 2014 but abandoned the plan on 5 August. In 2017 the Turnbull government proposed replacing “offend, insult and humiliate” with “harass”; the Senate rejected the change 31–28. Section 18C remains in force.
Current policy record
On 27 July 2026 the Full Federal Court dismissed Pauline Hanson’s appeal in Hanson v Faruqi. On 21 August she reportedly sought special leave to appeal to the High Court. This is a legal challenge, not a parliamentary repeal bill.
Evidence status
The statute, earlier repeal efforts and Federal Court proceeding are confirmed. The reported High Court application is attributed to current reporting. The overlap does not establish IPA direction, coordination or authorship of Hanson’s case.