SYDNEY: Australia has failed to tackle persistent and intensifying Islamophobia, a government envoy said Friday, calling anti-Muslim hate a “deeply ingrained societal challenge”. At a news conference in Sydney unveiling the results of a year-long inquiry, Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia Aftab Malik said that incidents had soared in recent years. “The reality is that Islamophobia in Australia has been persistent, at times ignored and other times denied, but never fully addressed,” he said. Without any remedies, “Islamophobia has intensified over the past two decades”.

SYDNEY: Australia has failed to tackle persistent and intensifying Islamophobia, a government envoy said Friday, calling anti-Muslim hate a “deeply ingrained societal challenge”.…

Anti-Muslim incidents in person have increased by 150% – and by 250% online – according to an independent report.