▁about ▁[ And rew ▁Bol t ], ▁and ▁perhaps ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁the ▁best ▁person ▁to ▁hear ▁[ the ] ▁case .” ▁B rom berg ▁had ▁run ▁un success fully ▁for ▁Labor ▁pr ese lection ▁in ▁Melbourne ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁November , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Commission ▁Gill ian ▁Tr ig gs ▁vo iced ▁support ▁for ▁changes ▁to ▁ 1 8 C , ▁saying ▁that ▁removing ▁the ▁words ▁" off end " ▁and ▁" ins ult " ▁and ▁inserting ▁" vil ify " ▁would ▁strength en ▁the ▁laws . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 3 0 ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁Australian ▁Senate ▁voted ▁down ▁changes ▁to ▁ 1 8 c ▁with ▁ 3 1 ▁votes ; ▁Labor , ▁Gre ens , ▁Lamb ie , ▁X en oph on ▁voting ▁against ▁and ▁ 2 8 ▁votes ▁Liberal , ▁Der ry n ▁Hin ch , ▁One ▁Nation , ▁and ▁Liberal ▁Dem ocrat ▁for . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁H ate ▁speech ▁laws ▁in ▁Australia ▁List ▁of ▁anti - dis c rim ination ▁acts ▁R ac ism ▁in ▁Australia ▁Human ▁rights ▁in ▁Australia ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Guide ▁to ▁the ▁Ra cial ▁Disc rim ination ▁Act ▁Guide ▁to ▁the ▁Ra cial ▁Hat red ▁Act ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 7 5 ▁in ▁Australian ▁law ▁Category : Ant i - dis c rim ination ▁law ▁in ▁Australia ▁Category : Act s ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Australia ▁Category : G