News & Views In that country we are murdered. In this country we are shamed. Why is it? In that country we are murdered. In this country we are shamed. Why is it? A poem by Hibo Khalif, a 17 year old High School student in Melbourne.
News & Views Outrage & despair without doing anything is cheap As a white middle-class woman living in suburban Sydney in 2020 my privilege has never felt more ostentatious. Outrage – without action – is cheap.
News & Views Riot or resistance? How media frames unrest in Minneapolis will shape public’s view of protest Vigils and protests against police brutality were organized in Minneapolis and around the US after footage of George Floyd’s being killed was shared.
News & Views Campaigns to call out racism against Asians in Australia Campaigns against the growing racism against Asian Australians are being unleashed across the country following a spike in coronavirus-related attacks.
News & Views McDonald’s parts ways with franchisee after racist video emerges McDonald’s quickly condemned the behaviour of a franchisee who was filmed allegedly verbally abusing a neighbor over his Indigenous heritage.
News & Views The problem when Young LNP members think nothing of posting racist videos online Gold Coast Young LNP chair Barclay McGain was seen laughing at a racist comment made by a schoolie in a video posted to Facebook.
News & Views For Indigenous women, the #MeToo movement is a deeper fight against racism, power & oppression The representations we see of Indigenous women in Australia need to reflect success and excellence not only disadvantage.
Politics New research shows women are a lot more fearful about the future of Australia than men There’s no shortage of fearful women in Australia, according to new data from the Australia Talks research. And while sad, the results aren’t surprising.
News & Views What kind of country, knowing the terrible consequences, is willing to remove children from their families? It seems we are again (or is it still?) okay with removing children from their families. Sorry, of course I mean BIPOC children, writes Polly Dunning.
News & Views Asking questions about Gladys Liu is not racist: Michelle Grattan Legitimate questions have been raised about Gladys Liu and her association, direct or indirect, with the Chinese Communist Party & the money she’s raised.
News & Views ‘I completely & utterly disagree with him’: Jacinda Ardern condemns Trump’s racist remarks New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has condemned Trump’s remarks, commenting that she is proud New Zealand takes the opposite view.
News & Views How racism decided the federal election This federal election was decided by an issue given no airtime during the election – racism. But racism is more complex than it seems on the surface.