Soapbox I watched One Nation’s AI ad as a culturally diverse woman. Here’s what I saw One Nation’s AI ad has drawn criticism for using racist stereotypes to fuel fear and division about migration in Australia.
News & Views The government’s own review said protect minority groups from online hate. Why has the proposed digital duty of care dropped it? Marginalised communities face greater harm online, yet proposed safety laws leave key protections against racism and religious hate behind.
News & Views Racism happens when racist rhetoric becomes normalised Australia is a multicultural country, but growing racist rhetoric is making people question how welcome everyone really feels.
News & Views Refugees: let’s also celebrate them when they are not winning. We celebrate diversity in sport, but migrants and refugees still face inequality and exclusion in everyday life.
Screen Lisa Jane Spencer’s skit was never “edgy comedy”. It’s the most basic, boring, blah racism Despite what Lisa Jane Spencer’s defenders will inevitably argue, this isn’t a debate about whether comedy should be allowed to offend. It’s about whether what Spencer’s doing actually constitutes comedy.
News & Views Australian Muslims face a rising tide of fear and exclusion Muslim Australians are facing racism and Islamophobia in Australia, and many say belonging feels uncertain in everyday life.
News & Views Hollywood is still writing the same Asian woman and The Devil Wears Prada 2 proves it Prada sequel faces backlash for stereotypical Asian character, reigniting debate over Hollywood’s stagnant representation of East Asian women
News & Views Social media accounts banned for using AI without disclosure Social media accounts have been banned by BBC after it was exposed as having used AI to create sexually explicit content without disclosure.
Soapbox It’s ‘Just Trump’ is the new ‘Boys will be boys’ and it’s just as dangerous Excusing Trump’s racist behaviour normalises harm, erodes accountability, and tells people of colour their lived reality doesn’t matter.
Soapbox Trump’s Press Secretary provides a masterclass in racial gaslighting Racial gaslighting makes people doubt real racism, protecting those in power while silencing people of colour and their anger.
News & Views Hate crime laws won’t protect women if they expand the same systems that already fail us Hate crime laws won’t protect women if they expand a criminal system that already fails, silences and endangers us.
News & Views Adelaide Writers’ Week: When ‘cultural sensitivity’ becomes censorship If we cannot have free thought and exchange of ideas at a writers’ festival, where exactly can we have them?
