New laws will lead to racial profiling: Aussie cops

Australia: "The Premiers may largely be in agreement over the new terrorism laws, but police and Muslim groups are raising their voices in concern.

"The Police Federation of Australia says the new laws will inevitably lead to racial profiling of the Muslim community and it wants the Federal Government to legislate to protect police officers from any civil action that may come from focussing their investigations on any particular group.

"Muslim organisations say the admission from the Police Federation is proof that their community is at risk under the new laws, despite assurances to the contrary by the Prime Minister ..."
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