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Appeals to racism do not advance us: special International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination post
By Richard Clarke Tucked away in the lesser-known second verse of our national anthem is the following stanza: For those who’ve come across the sea We’ve boundless plains to share With courage let us all combine To advance Australia fair. In the lead-up to the federal election, politicians from both sides would do well to…
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Racism demands action from all of us
Guest Blogger: Associate Professor Lucas Walsh, Monash University (Berwick) Last week we saw another high-profile incident of racism, this time involving ABC journalist Jeremy Fernandez, who allegedly received a tirade of defamatory and racist abuse from a Caucasian woman after commenting that her daughter was poking him from the seat behind. One particularly abhorrent aspect…

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