澳大利亚联邦议会就针对第一民族人民的种族主义、仇恨和暴力问题举行调查听证会，会议在墨尔本召开[1]。多位原住民权益人士在听证会上指出，One Nation党领导人Pauline Hanson的政治崛起正在加剧种族主义现象[1]。
前AFL包容和社会政策经理Tanya Hosch在听证会上表示，她认为Hanson的许多言论"带有种族歧视的意图并表达了种族主义"，并指出"这会鼓励人们使用类似的行为、言辞和行动"[1]。国家原住民电视台编辑John-Paul Janke回忆道，他在1970年代在北昆州遭遇的种族歧视性用语，如今"可悲的是被用来针对我的孩子"[1]。Janke在其近40年的职业生涯中目睹了"在线种族辱骂、否认第一民族历史和专业知识、协调的在线围攻和针对第一民族声音的持续骚扰"[1]。
2023年Voice to Parliament公投失败后，针对原住民的在线仇恨和歧视现象有所加剧[1]。媒体记者Narelda Jacobs表示，"当媒体机构散布仇恨和种族主义时，几乎没有问责制，提出投诉也没有后果"[1]。
Australia's federal parliamentary inquiry into racism, hate and violence targeting First Nations peoples held public hearings in Melbourne, where prominent Indigenous journalists and policy experts testified that One Nation leader Pauline Hanson's political ascent is intensifying racial discrimination [1]. According to witnesses, 1970s-style racial stereotyping has resurged, particularly following the failed 2023 Voice to Parliament referendum, with documented increases in online hate speech and offline violence directed at Indigenous Australians [1].
Tanya Hosch, former AFL inclusion and social policy manager, stated: "I do believe it encourages people to use similar behaviours, language and actions" [1]. John-Paul Janke, editor at the National Indigenous Television network, drew a stark parallel across decades of his career, noting that offensive terms used against him in the 1970s in North Queensland are now being directed at his children [1]. Over nearly four decades in journalism, Janke has witnessed "online racial abuse, denial of First Nations history and expertise, coordinated online pile-ons and persistent harassment of First Nations voices" [1].
Media journalist Narelda Jacobs highlighted the absence of institutional accountability, stating: "When media organisations spread hate and racism, there is almost no accountability and complaints lead to no consequences" [1].