New Race Discrimination Commissioner Appointed

The Australian Human Rights Commission President, Professor Gillian Triggs, welcomed political theorist and commentator, Dr Tim Southphommasane, as Australia’s newly appointed Race Discrimination Commissioner.

Dr Southphommasane is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute for Democracy and Human Rights at the University of Sydney. As a first generation Australian of Chinese and Lao extraction, Dr Southphommasane has written extensively on race and politics in a variety of outlets including the Australian, the Sydney Morning Herald, and the Age. He is also the author of books such as Don't Go Back to Where You Came From: Why Multiculturalism Works (New South Books, 2012). He is also a board member of the National Australia Day Council, as well as a member of the Australian Multicultural Council and a fellow of Per Capita and St James Ethics Centre.

Professor Triggs described the Doctor as “an influential thinker, writer and broadcaster…(who) will play a critical role at the Australian Human Rights Commission as the Race Discrimination Commissioner.”

Read more at https://www.humanrights.gov.au/news/media-releases/government-appoints-new-race-discrimination-commissioner.

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