Mary Kostakidis says racial discrimination complaint by Zionist Federation an attempt ‘to silence’ her

Zionist Federation calls two social media posts irresponsible and dangerous' but journalist says complaint is completely misconstruing' them

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The head of the Zionist Federation of Australia says he has lodged a complaint with the Human Rights Commission accusing the former SBS broadcaster Mary Kostakidis of breaching racial discrimination laws in social media posts.

But Kostakidis on Sunday night described the complaint as an attempt to silence people like myself".

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