Tag: Race Relations
Trial aims to combat racism
Victoria's Health Promotion Foundation is hoping a new trial will help reduce racism in Shepparton.[MORE]
Uni looks to ease racial tension
The University of Ballarat has sent two of its staff to India to help smooth relations after recent racial attacks in Victoria.[MORE]
Baillieu attacked for 'disgraceful' speech
Opposition leader Ted Baillieu has been attacked over criticism about what he calls Government inaction on recent attacks on Indian students.[MORE]
Warne enlisted for India charm offensive
Shane Warne will meet Premier John Brumby today to finalise plans for an Indian charm offensive.[MORE]
Brumby reignites row with India
John Brumby reignites war of words with India with call for balance in media coverage.[MORE]
School moves on after racism row
The principal of Narrogin Senior High School says staff and students are keen to start afresh after a series of allegedly racist conflicts last year.[MORE]
India warns against Australia trips
India has again warned its students about travelling to Australia after a series of attacks on Indians.[MORE]
Aussies urged to vindaloo against violence
Australians are being urged to eat out on February 24 in a show of support for the Indian community.[MORE]
Support centre to ease foreign student fears
A support centre for foreign students opens in Melbourne in a bid to allay fears that the city is a dangerous place to study.[MORE]
Multicultural council to discuss racial attacks
The Ballarat Regional Multicultural Council and police will this afternoon discuss ways of preventing racially-motivated violence in the city.[MORE]
Evans denounces latest Indian attack
Immigration Minister Chris Evans has used an Australia Day citizenship speech to condemn an attack on two Indian men in Melbourne on Monday night.[MORE]
Rudd's nephew fined for 'inciting riot'
Rudd's nephew is fined for inciting a riot after dressing in KKK attire and protesting outside the Australian Open.[MORE]
Rudd's nephew in KKK anti-racism stunt
The PM's nephew has been fined after donning a Ku Klux Klan hood for an anti-racism protest outside the Australian Open.[MORE]
Australia urged to tackle 'pockets of racism'
Australia's Race Discrimination Commissioner says while Australians are not racist people, there are pockets of racism that need to be addressed "head on".[MORE]
Five charged over attack on Indian students
Five men have been charged over an attack on two Indian men in Melbourne last night.[MORE]
Warne to put positive spin on India ties
Shane Warne will team up with the Victorian Government to help repair the state's tarnished reputation in India.[MORE]
Police renew appeal for Singh murder clues
Police have released new information in a renewed public appeal after the death of an Indian man in Griffith last month.[MORE]
Blue singlet patriotism gets a little off-colour
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It's an odd word, that - "patriot" - and these days mostly seems to signal only one thing: that whoever is yelling it into your face and slapping a hand proudly into their breastplate is possibly not very fond of coloured people. When did that happen? When did it become acceptable for these types of citizens to speak on behalf of their fellow countrymen? When did they steal that particular word and hijack it for their own appalling devices? And more importantly, who's dressing them?[MORE]
Archbishop calls for peace at prayer service
A prayer service has been held in Melbourne in an effort to improve relations between Indians and Australians.[MORE]
Public appeal renewed in Indian student murder case
Melbourne Homicide detectives hope information gleaned from retracing the last movements of a slain Indian man will lead them to his killer.[MORE]
Car wash users called upon to solve Griffith Indian murder
Police have released new details they hope might shed further light on the death of an Indian man in the New South Wales central west.[MORE]
Brisbane's Indian bashings 'copycat crimes'
The Indian community in Brisbane says it fears two bashings were copycat crimes triggered by a spate of attacks on students in Melbourne and Sydney.[MORE]
Uni not worried by decline in Indian students
A New South Wales university says it will not be overly affected by the decline in Indian students on its campus.[MORE]
Uni 'well buffered' against lost Indian enrolments
The University of Wollongong says it is well placed to compensate for the loss of students from India after concerns about racism in Australia.[MORE]
Indian community offers help to murder victim's family
The Sikh community in Griffith is offering financial support to the family of an Australian woman murdered this week.[MORE]
