Palestinian Australian film-maker Shamikh Badra, who alleged to police that he was assaulted and racially abused on a Sydney train after an anti-immigration march, is “shocked” that police charged his assailant with common assault but not hate speech. The facts state that “due to the escalation of the interaction”, Majed took out his mobile phone and began to film. The facts state that “a short physical confrontation” ensued before the parties separated after the train stopped at Macdonaldtown. 1:12 Palestinian Australian brothers allege racist abuse on Sydney train – videoThe facts reference that the incident was captured on mobile phones and CCTV. Critics of the offence, which came into effect just before the train assault, have accused the Minns government of ignoring its own 2024 review into hate speech.
