Race commissioner warns of 'too much panic, not enough perspective' in African gang debate

By Fergus Hunter
Updated January 11 2018 - 9:48am, first published January 5 2018 - 9:22pm

Australia's race discrimination commissioner, Tim Soutphommasane, has weighed in on the debate over African street crime in Victoria, calling for calm and warning that "sowing fear and whipping hysteria" will divide suburbs.

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