ATTORNEY-General George Brandis will honour an election promise by making the repeal of the "Andrew Bolt" provisions of the Racial Discrimination Act the subject of the first legislation he will introduce to parliament.

The act makes it unlawful to offend and insult people because of their race.

The Australian reports the repeal will change the definition of racial vilification to eliminate at least two of the grounds that were used against the Herald Sun columnist over articles about light-skinned Aboriginal people.

The changes are part of a series of incentives intended to reverse what Senator Brandis described as the previous Labor government’s attacks on traditional freedoms.

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