PM reassures ethnic leaders in bid to contain 18C fallout

By James Massola, David Wroe
Updated March 22 2017 - 5:08pm, first published 5:02pm

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has called ethnic and community leaders to try to contain a growing backlash against sweeping changes to Australia's race-hate laws, while terrorism experts have warned they could play into the hands of violent extremists.

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