legislation. A major recommended reform includes the introduction of a positive duty under the RDA, which would require businesses and organisationsincluding universities- to have policies and procedures in place to prevent racism. This recommendation is similar to recent reforms to the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 and also as proposed by the Disability Royal Commission for introduction into the Disability Discrimination Act 1992. The Framework recommends: 10. The Racial Discrimination Act 1975 be amended to include a positive duty, to eliminate racial discrimination, a. by an employer, business or undertaking b. in the provision of goods and services, with a particular focus on health, education, retail and hospitality, sport, housing and financial settings c. in the access to places and facilities d. in the provision of land, housing and other accommodation. 11. The Racial Discrimination Act 1975 be amended to provide powers to the Australian Human Rights Commission to assess compliance with the positive duty in recommendation ten [above] and for enforcement. This includes providing the Australian Human Rights Commission with the power and funding to: a. undertake assessments of the extent to which an organisation has complied with the duty and issue compliance notices if it considers that an organisation has failed to comply b. enter into agreements/enforceable undertakings with the organisation c. apply to the Court for an order requiring compliance with the duty. 19 (b) Department of Home Affairs Social Cohesion Measures Grant The Australian Government invited the Commission to apply for grant funding under the Department of Home Affairs Social Cohesion Measures Grant initiative in late November 2023. Through this grant, the Commission has received shortterm funding up until June 2025 to support Muslim, Arab, Palestinian and Jewish communities affected by the Hamas-Israel conflict. As part of this work, the Commission has commenced a program of community engagement and awareness raising about racism to support safety in Jewish, 26