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‘Vein of racism’: race discrimination commissioner accuses One Nation and Coalition of scapegoating immigrants

Exclusive: Australia faces a ‘pronounced political fault line’, Giridharan Sivaraman tells Brisbane seminar on human rights

The Guardian - AU

Labor accused of ignoring anti-racism plan as documents reveal repeated pleas to take action

The government has defended its response, citing the upcoming royal commission and work done by the Islamophobia and antisemitism special envoys

The Guardian - AU

Shocking racist incidents strip Australians of humanity

Racism against Australia's Palestinian, Muslim, Jewish and Arab communities has spiked since October 7, but things could get worse as the US-Iran war continues.

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Trump-style social media vetting a 'phenomenal waste'

Coalition plans to screen visa applicants' social media have been criticised as unrealistic due to the huge numbers of people applying for entry each month.

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Angus Taylor accused of ‘desperate dog-whistle’ immigration speech as Pauline Hanson takes credit

Tony Burke says millions of people will be asking why the Liberals have a problem with their parents ‘who don’t speak great English but are great Australians’

The Guardian - AU

Queensland’s Indian community ‘very distressed’ by ‘racist’ police remarks revealed in court documents, race discrimination commissioner says

Officer caught on body-worn camera making comments, according to lawsuit filed in federal court

The Guardian - AU

Students, staff live in fear as racism rampant at unis

Universities are being criticised for failing to tackle rampant racism, with a landmark report revealing how pervasive discrimination is on campus.

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Labor approves 4.41% increase for health insurance premiums – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Anti-racism work collects dust as MPs 'drive division'

A major plan to end racism has gone by the wayside as communities point the finger at politicians for exacerbating discrimination.

AAP

Why Hasn’t The Perth Invasion Day Bomb Been Labelled A Terrorist Incident? The Delay, Explained

"None of us can see a way that this is not a terrorist attack."

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Racism watchdog warns of coded message in cohesion call

'Social cohesion' has become a common catchcry after the Bondi terror attack, but the race discrimination commissioner warns the phrase can worsen divisions.

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'Why are you here then?': Indian-origin race discrimination commissioner calls Australia 'stolen land', faces backlash

Indian-origin Giridharan Sivaraman, who serves as the race discrimination commissioner of the Albanese government in Australia, said the country should not celebrate January 26 as Australia Day as it is the day when colonization began displacing the First People from their own country. Australia is a stolen land and there…

The Times of India

Social media companies allow antisemitic hate to flow ‘unchecked’, Australia’s race discrimination commissioner says

Giridharan Sivaraman warns of a surge of racially motivated violence in wake of Bondi shooting, saying ‘it’s going to get worse before it gets better’

The Guardian - AU

Cronulla riots 20 years on: have attitudes changed since that hot December day when racial tensions exploded?

Some say Australia still has not tackled racism, and fear social media is a more powerful tool than text messages and talkback radio that stirred up rioters in 2005

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Australia doesn’t need another migration ‘debate’. We need leaders brave enough to tackle inequality for all

Taking the easy but misleading route of blaming migrants for economic insecurity only serves to stoke the already smouldering fires of racism

AAP

Stubborn workplace racism sparks call for major inquiry

From exploiting migrants to hindering careers, persistent workplace racism prompts calls for an inquiry similar to the national probe into sex discrimination.

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Why Celebrating Diwali In Australia Feels Like An Act Of Defiance This Year

This Diwali, South Asians across Australia are coming together celebrating light, belonging, and joy in defiance of hate.

AAP

Hopes local tensions will ease after Gaza ceasefire

Reverberations of a ceasefire in Gaza may be felt in Australia, but there are calls for more to be done to combat the nation's issues with racism.

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The Guardian - AU

In Australia, racist violence is nothing new. But emboldened neo-Nazis form a frightening new spectre

The so-called ‘March for Australia’ echoed the Cronulla race riots – and not by accident. Are we seeing history repeating, or the start of something worse?

AAP

Balance key as government reviews anti-Semitism report

Australia must find a balance between protecting people against racial vilification and shielding institutions, the race discrimination commissioner says.

The Guardian - AU

Push to end antisemitism is welcome but envoy’s plan raises concerns, Australia’s race commissioner warns

Giridharan Sivaraman says he hopes to meet Jillian Segal to discuss her proposals and their implications for fundamental rights and freedoms

The Guardian - AU

Australia is going backwards on race but ‘social cohesion’ is not the answer, commissioner warns

As fallout from Antoinette Lattouf’s claim against the ABC continues, Giridharan Sivaraman has a warning for political leaders

The Independent UK

Sydney synagogue attack condemned as ‘massive escalation’ in antisemitism

Images released by police show two people spray painting synagogue’s fence and building

The Guardian - AU

Acts of hate are on the rise in Australia – but naming them is proving fraught

Amid claims and counterclaims about the definition and prevalence of antisemitism and Islamophobia, experts say discussing them in the same frame can ‘generate allyship’

AAP

Racism rife at universities as many fear speaking out

Islamophobia and anti-Semitism, racism against foreign students and Indigenous people feeling diminished are under the Human Rights Commission's spotlight.

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