Nyadol Nyuon recently went on national television to talk about migration, race and what it means to belong in Australia. Within days, her own belonging was being questioned. The Australian lawyer and human rights advocate had used the ABC’s National Forum on migration to challenge ideas about assimilation and argue […]
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Should the federal government be constitutionally able to ban a group, resulting in stiff criminal penalties for its continuing members, even though the group has not committed any crime? This is the dilemma the High Court is facing with the constitutional challenge by the White Australia Party to the validity of the […]
The fallout from the TikTok Awards has intensified, with a leading human rights lawyer warning that the treatment of Black creators at last week’s event may amount to racial discrimination under Australian law. The new legal analysis comes as more creators, including a nominated model, step forward with fresh claims […]
TikTok has issued an apology and launched an investigation after Black Australian creators alleged they were excluded and denied photography opportunities at the TikTok Awards held on Wednesday night in Sydney. Creators say they were stopped from accessing the red carpet, told their photos “were not needed,” and watched as […]
It has been more than a month since thousands took to the streets on August 31 for the so-called “March for Australia,” a rally many participants claimed was simply about preserving Aussie values. Yet the aftermath has continued to echo across Victoria, exposing a dangerous undercurrent—one that could see future […]
Australia’s streets turned into battlegrounds on Sunday as far-right agitators, fringe conspiracy theorists and self-styled “patriots” rallied under the banner of March for Australia. In Melbourne, the city’s heart was choked by a sea of Australian flags and anti-immigration placards, the rally led by extremists including a neo-Nazi who proudly […]
A neo-Nazi march through Melbourne’s CBD this weekend has sparked outrage, with Premier Jacinta Allan condemning the “goons” behind the demonstration. Around 100 people, dressed in black with face coverings, marched through the streets early on Saturday morning, making their way down Bourke Street before eventually dispersing at Flagstaff Gardens. […]
Earlier this month, the Federal Court found controversial Muslim cleric Wissam Haddad breached the Racial Discrimination Act. Justice Angus Stewart ruled a series of speeches Haddad posted online were “fundamentally racist and antisemitic [and] profoundly offensive” towards Jewish people in Australia. However, the court also ruled criticism of Israel, Zionism and the Israel Defense […]
The way racism manifests itself may have changed over time, but it remains a persistent problem in Australia. The 2024 Reconciliation Barometer found a significant increase in racism against First Nations people. Antisemitism and Islamophobia have also been on the rise. Many other migrant communities and their Australian-born descendants continue to face racial discrimination, abuse and […]
When anti-racism specialist Gloria Tabi removed her wig for the first time in 25 years, she wasn’t simply changing her look—she was dismantling decades of social conditioning. “It was liberating,” she told The Back Cover podcast. “But also terrifying. I remember sitting in my car crying before walking into the […]
