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'Culturally harmful': Hawks alleged racism claims aired

'Culturally harmful': Hawks alleged racism claims aired

Conversations between AFL club Hawthorn staff and Indigenous players aired in court papers allegedly show racist remarks and players urged to end relationships.

'Not good enough': governments failing to act on racism

'Not good enough': governments failing to act on racism

'Not good enough': governments failing to act on racism

'Not good enough': governments failing to act on racism

As world affairs fuel discrimination within Australia, a report has found all governments are failing to stop racism and are even reluctant to name the issue.

'Get on with each other': envoy targets anti-Semitism

'Get on with each other': envoy targets anti-Semitism

'Get on with each other': envoy targets anti-Semitism

'Get on with each other': envoy targets anti-Semitism

Businesswoman Jillian Segal has been appointed as a special envoy to combat anti-Semitism, with a similar role for for Islamophobia soon to follow.

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Is corporate Australia leaving Asian-Aussies behind?

Is corporate Australia leaving Asian-Aussies behind?

Just three per cent of senior management positions in Australian businesses are held by Asian-Australians, prompting calls for a greater focus on diversity.

Sports racism getting louder, yet witnesses stay silent

Sports racism getting louder, yet witnesses stay silent

Australia's major sporting codes have cracked down on racist spectators but a survey suggests the situation has gotten worse over the past two years.

Court denounces 'hateful' soccer match Nazi salutes

Court denounces 'hateful' soccer match Nazi salutes

Three Croatian men have been convicted and fined after separately making '"unacceptable" Nazi salutes during the 2022 Australia Cup soccer final.

Hawks coach decries racism after social media abuse

Hawks coach decries racism after social media abuse

Hawthorn coach Sam Mitchell has volunteered that there was a racist social media post directed at one of his players.

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Former cop insists NT police not 'genuine racists'

Former cop insists NT police not 'genuine racists'

Former cop insists NT police not 'genuine racists'

Former cop insists NT police not 'genuine racists'

A former NT police officer says he has seen racist behaviour throughout the force but insists he has not met any "genuine racists" among its ranks.

Elon Musk loses anti-Muslim fight in Queensland hearing

Elon Musk loses anti-Muslim fight in Queensland hearing

Elon Musk loses anti-Muslim fight in Queensland hearing

Elon Musk loses anti-Muslim fight in Queensland hearing

Social media giant X has lost an audacious bid saying it should not be subject to Queensland discrimination laws.

First Nations people face racism surge after voice vote

First Nations people face racism surge after voice vote

First Nations people face racism surge after voice vote

First Nations people face racism surge after voice vote

First Nations people have been experiencing increased racism after Australians voted against enshrining an Indigenous voice into the constitution.

Indefinite bans for NRL fans after alleged racial abuse

Indefinite bans for NRL fans after alleged racial abuse

Indefinite bans for NRL fans after alleged racial abuse

Indefinite bans for NRL fans after alleged racial abuse

The NRL spectators who allegedly racially abused Latrell Mitchell and Cody Walker have received indefinite bans from attending live games.

Wighton calls out racism after alleged Mitchell abuse

Wighton calls out racism after alleged Mitchell abuse

Wighton calls out racism after alleged Mitchell abuse

Wighton calls out racism after alleged Mitchell abuse

South Sydney star Jack Wighton says he's frustrated at repeated instances of racism in the sport after allegations a fan aimed racial taunts at teammates.

Hanson racism lawsuit reopened to attack Muslim denial

Hanson racism lawsuit reopened to attack Muslim denial

Hanson racism lawsuit reopened to attack Muslim denial

Hanson racism lawsuit reopened to attack Muslim denial

A Greens senator can file new evidence aiming to prove Pauline Hanson knew she was a Muslim when she sent an allegedly racist tweet on the day the Queen died.

NRL investigating Mitchell, Walker racism claims

NRL investigating Mitchell, Walker racism claims

NRL investigating Mitchell, Walker racism claims

NRL investigating Mitchell, Walker racism claims

Allegations South Sydney stars Latrell Mitchell and Cody Walker were racially abused by a member of the crowd at Kogarah are being investigated by the NRL.

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Judge retires to consider if Pauline Hanson is a racist

After days of arguments and evidence, a judge will consider whether Pauline Hanson made a racial slur in telling a Greens senator to go back to Pakistan.

Court could bar One Nation leader saying racial slur

A judge has been asked to reject evidence by a "disingenuous" Pauline Hanson and order the senator to stop telling people to go back to where they came from.

Hanson willing to sell Muslim Greens senator her house

Pauline Hanson says a total Muslim immigration ban is not her party's policy, telling a court a Greens senator who practises Islam can buy her house.

Greens senator sued Hanson to draw a 'line in the sand'

A Greens senator has rejected accusations she sued Pauline Hanson to push her own political narrative, saying she wanted to take a stand against racism.

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Soccer fans 'mimicked Hitler' at final, court told

Three Croatian men at the 2022 Australia Cup soccer final invoked hatred through "tainted" one-handed salutes synonymous with the Nazis, a court has heard.

Court probes Nazi links to soccer 'Hitler salute'

Lawyers for three men have denied that alleged salutes made at the 2022 Australia Cup soccer final had links to Nazi Germany.

'Exhausted' Eddie Betts details toll of racial abuse

Police are investigating racial abuse yelled at the children of an AFL legend while they were playing in their yard as support floods in for the family.

'Never welcome': AFL condemns Betts' racist attack

The AFL has condemned distressing footage of ex-player Eddie Betts' children being racially abused as police confirm they are investigating the incident.

Elite police awards racist: NT corruption watchdog

A corruption watchdog has found evidence to support allegations that the Northern Territory's elite police unit handed out racist award certificates.

Warring parties go face to face in Hawthorn racism row

The Human Rights Commission will host two days of talks as the opposing sides in the Hawthorn racism saga go face-to-face in Melbourne.

Race-hate complaint for sermons calling Jews 'monsters'

Two Sydney Islamic preachers have been hit with human rights complaints from a Jewish group over derogatory speeches.

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