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Indigenous media leaders lay bare 'terrifying' racism

Indigenous media leaders lay bare 'terrifying' racism

An inquiry has been told of the abuse Indigenous journalists face as Australia's two major football codes shunned appearing at the hearing.

Aboriginal police officers claim racism in class action

Aboriginal police officers claim racism in class action

Aboriginal police officers claim racism in class action

Aboriginal police officers claim racism in class action

Lawyers for current and former Aboriginal community police officers have filed a class action alleging racial discrimination and vilification in the force.

Racist abuse worse since voice referendum, inquiry told

Racist abuse worse since voice referendum, inquiry told

Racist abuse worse since voice referendum, inquiry told

Racist abuse worse since voice referendum, inquiry told

An inquiry into racism in Australia has been told abuse faced by Indigenous people online is getting worse amid the "culture wars" of recent years.

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'Swept under the rug': hate speech reforms knocked back

'Swept under the rug': hate speech reforms knocked back

A report recommending hate speech reforms that sat with a state government for months has been snubbed, with sexual minorities arguing it's an insult.

‘Win for all’ as Hanson loses appeal over racist tweet

‘Win for all’ as Hanson loses appeal over racist tweet

A Greens senator has declared she will always stand up to bullies after a court confirmed she had been racially vilified by Pauline Hanson.

Family take legal action after death in custody

Family take legal action after death in custody

The family of a man who died in custody after being restrained by police is seeking answers and launching legal action over a decision that no charges be laid.

Ex-Israeli soldier 'estranged' after decrying Zionism

Ex-Israeli soldier 'estranged' after decrying Zionism

As a royal commission examines the drivers of anti-Semitism in Australia, an ex-Israeli soldier has recounted how he came to see Zionism as a "racist ideology".

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Anti-racism measures bolstered after One Nation rise

Anti-racism measures bolstered after One Nation rise

Anti-racism measures bolstered after One Nation rise

Anti-racism measures bolstered after One Nation rise

Labor members have committed to implementing national anti-racism plans, while speaking out against the threat One Nation poses to multicultural communities.

As nation eyes misogyny crime, could Australia follow?

As nation eyes misogyny crime, could Australia follow?

As nation eyes misogyny crime, could Australia follow?

As nation eyes misogyny crime, could Australia follow?

As women cop hate online and male-perpetrated violence continues to make headlines, a nation's landmark bid to criminalise misogyny is generating interest.

'Fundamentally wrong' man wore Nazi sign outside probe

'Fundamentally wrong' man wore Nazi sign outside probe

'Fundamentally wrong' man wore Nazi sign outside probe

'Fundamentally wrong' man wore Nazi sign outside probe

A retiree now acknowledges he caused harm by wearing a swastika T-shirt outside a royal commission where Jewish Australians described rampant anti-Semitism.

'Done it tough': Hanson defends her billionaire backer

'Done it tough': Hanson defends her billionaire backer

'Done it tough': Hanson defends her billionaire backer

'Done it tough': Hanson defends her billionaire backer

Pauline Hanson has defended her relationship with billionaire donor Gina Rinehart, also declaring taxpayers didn't fund her Italy trip with the mining magnate.

'Deal with it now': Hanson urged to sack senator

'Deal with it now': Hanson urged to sack senator

'Deal with it now': Hanson urged to sack senator

'Deal with it now': Hanson urged to sack senator

One Nation Senator Malcolm Roberts should be sacked for boosting conspiracy theories and anti-Semitic tropes, his parliamentary rivals say.

Legal system a 'jailing machine', prisons like 'gulags'

Legal system a 'jailing machine', prisons like 'gulags'

Legal system a 'jailing machine', prisons like 'gulags'

Legal system a 'jailing machine', prisons like 'gulags'

A veteran barrister with decades of experience in the Northern Territory says its court system has become a jailing machine and the prisons like "gulags".

'Unflattering history' embraced in return of remains

'Unflattering history' embraced in return of remains

'Unflattering history' embraced in return of remains

'Unflattering history' embraced in return of remains

The Australian Museum has formally returned the remains of several Rapa Nui ancestors to Easter Island after purchasing them more than 140 years ago.

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'Losing battle': racism surge since voice vote defeat

Australia has gone backwards in its treatment of Indigenous people as online racist abuse surges since the voice referendum, an inquiry has been told.

'Spineless' unis blasted over campus anti-Semitism

New rules for the university sector aim to crack down on racism on campus, but the opposition believes more action is needed.

Two-thirds of workers exposed to racism on the job

Racism is common in Australian workplaces, with First Nations employees disproportionately targeted, according to new research.

Judge blasts 'complicated' Jewish slur claim

A judge has dismissed claims that parts of an anti-Semitic rant by a man imitating a recent mass shooting fell into a "grey area".

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Claims of racism at referendum ballot box spark reforms

An Aboriginal man is celebrating as his racial discrimination lawsuit against the Australian Electoral Commission is set to usher in nationwide change.

'Can you imagine': PM mocks One Nation over fuel crisis

Australia's multicultural background is being held up by the government as a reason the nation was able to strike fuel supply deals with its Asian neighbours.

Australian neo-Nazi 'emulating thugs of 1930s Berlin'

A magistrate has dressed down a neo-Nazi leader in court for "repugnant" racial slurs emulating 1930s Germany and hiding behind "the pretence of free speech".

Alleged anti-Israel nurse 'happy' as drug charge binned

A nurse accused of making anti-Semitic remarks to an Israeli influencer has celebrated after an allegation that he possessed a vial of morphine was dismissed.

'Bad behaviour': racists louder since voice referendum

The booing and heckling of Welcome to Country speakers has been cited as an example of racists becoming "louder in public" since the voice referendum result.

Puppet in arson bid on Jewish deli 'not anti-Semitic'

A man was not motivated by anti-Semitic views when he was directed to set a Jewish deli alight, a judge has said.

Blow for case against nurses over anti-Israel video

The case against two nurses accused of threatening Israeli patients has sustained a major hit as a video of their alleged remarks was ruled inadmissible.

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