A damning ABC report was released this morning.
Footballer found not-guilty for racial slurs
Club calls for apology from high profile supporter.
A damning ABC report was released this morning.
Footballer found not-guilty for racial slurs
Club calls for apology from high profile supporter.
Extensive column inches and airtime has been dedicated to the AFL racism issues in the past week. Cartoonist Hayden Morris covers the issue from a different angle.
Dana Affleck uses the AFL to provide a cultural introduction for asylum seekers and refugees. She tells Andrew Miller how the program helps new Australians feel at home.
A sour round-starter, a Sunday afternoon thriller and a monkey off the back of an embattled club features in Riley Beveridge’s AFL wrap.
Ahead of the AFL’s Indigenous round, Liana Neri argues racism is more ingrained in football culture more than most realise.
A string of recent events show football has failed to tackle racism, writes Paddy Naughtin.
A recent video showing a bunch of Australians hurling racial abuse at a French woman is not an isolated incident in a country which ought to pride itself on its diversity, writes Liam Quinn.
Racism becomes either the exception or the rule in this never-ending saga of national identity, writes Sheenal Singh.
Fears of racial violence during EURO 2012 may finally force Poland and Ukraine to tackle a worsening problem, says Emil Jeyaratnam.
La Trobe University Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow Mick Malthouse speaks to David Lowden about Jim Stynes, his decision to leave Collingwood, racism in football and climate change.
Matt Rendell finally broke his silence last night on the racial comments he made that have shocked not only the Adelaide Crows, but the whole competition. Jake D’Amato looks at the situation.
Another AFL player was racially vilified on the weekend with North Melbourne rookie Majak Daw copping abuse from a disgruntled fan. Ben Waterworth says in today’s game, there’s simply no room for racism.
The ongoing debate about whether Australia is a racist country doesn’t seem to be coming to an end. And as Santilla Chingaipe explains, personal experience can often lead to understandings of the danger of generalisations.
Is Australia a racist country? See four of Australia’s finest thinkers debate this topic in a public panel at La Trobe University on Tuesday, October 20.
As the recent attacks against Indian students continues to generate public debate on whether Australia is an inherently racist country, Erdem Koc argues the attaching of such a stigma is grossly unfair.
