Key Points
A Dean Winter Labor Government will recognise that Tasmania is built on migration and we will value our growing multicultural communities in Tasmania.
A Dean Winter led Labor Government will take action on racism and increase penalties for race related crimes.
Labor will:
- Appoint a Minister for Multicultural Affairs
- Create a series of new offences to deal with hate-related crime
- Work with the Multicultural Council of Tasmania and other community organisations to develop an education campaign to reduce racially motivated crime
- Create an Anti-Racism taskforce and whole-of government anti racism strategy
Why we need it
While the vast majority of Tasmanians welcome and value our multicultural communities, sadly racially motivated offending is far too frequent.
Recent data from the Multicultural Council of Tasmania shows that 66% of respondents to their survey felt racism was either a ‘big’ or ‘very big’ problem.
“Labor values our multicultural communities and a Dean Winter Labor Government will take action on racism.”
The details
A Dean Winter Labor Government will:
- Appoint a Minister for Multicultural Affairs
- Increase penalties for race related crimes
- Create a series of new offences to deal with hate related crime
- Review funding levels to the Multicultural Council of Tasmania, as part of the Premier’s Community Services Partnership Agreement
- Work with MCOT and other community organisations to develop an education campaign to reduce racially motivated crime
- Make Department of Education halls available on weekends and after hours for cultural groups to conduct language schools for their young people
- Create an Anti-Racism taskforce and whole-of government anti racism strategy.
- Work with the Federal Government to recognise overseas acquired qualifications
- Work with the Federal Government to establish an infrastructure fund for new places of worship
