Sonia Kruger’s Islamophobia judged as racial vilification

Sonia Kruger, an Australian television presenter, vilifies Muslim people and calls for Australia to close its borders to those of the Islamic faith. Her comments followed a terrorist attack in Nice on Bastille Day. In 2019, NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal declare that Kruger’s “vilifying remarks” in July 2016 “amount to a stereotypical attack on all Muslims in Australia” and have the capacity to “encourage hatred towards, serious contempt for, Australian Muslims by ordinary members of the Australian population” .Sonia Kruger, an Australian television presenter, vilifies Muslim people and calls for Australia to close its borders to those of the Islamic faith. Her comments followed a terrorist attack in Nice on Bastille Day. In 2019, NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal declare that Kruger’s “vilifying remarks” in July 2016 “amount to a stereotypical attack on all Muslims in Australia” and have the capacity to “encourage hatred towards, serious contempt for, Australian Muslims by ordinary members of the Australian population”.