Report shows increase in Antisemitism
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry’s annual Report on Antisemitism [PDF] in Australia 2017 notes a substantial increase (9.5 per cent) in the number of anti-Semitic incidents
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry’s annual Report on Antisemitism [PDF] in Australia 2017 notes a substantial increase (9.5 per cent) in the number of anti-Semitic incidents
Research by the television network SBS for the documentary entitled ‘Is Australia Racist [PDF]’ finds there is much support for multiculturalism but also demonstrates some
Melbourne’s “family-friendly” Moomba Festival is disrupted when street fights break out. The response to the events of the night spark a wave of unsubstantiated, heavily
The 2016 Census data shows that two thirds (67%) of the Australian population were born in Australia. Of the 6,163,667 overseas-born persons, nearly one in five (18%)
A shocking video showing a 17-year-old boy, Dylan Voller being strapped into a mechanical restraint chair in the Northern Territory Dondale Youth Detention Centre in March 2016
Senator Pauline Hanson repeats calls for a Muslim immigration ban during her first speech to Senate and the Australian Greens party stage a walk out, saying “racism
Traditional owners in the Pilbara pass a motion of no-confidence in the Western Australian Aboriginal Affairs Minister, Hon. Peter Collier, after he declined to attend
The Federal Court has ruled that the State of Queensland, acting through officers of the Queensland Police Service, engaged in unlawful discrimination under section 9(1) of
Welcome to Australia organises Walk Together events across the country.
Asylum seekers who arrive without a prior valid visa (by sea or air) continue to be subject to indefinite mandatory detention.
Race Discrimination Commissioner Dr Soutphommasane and Westpac CEO Brian Hartzer launched Leading for Change: A blueprint for cultural diversity and inclusive leadership, challenging organisations to reconsider
Linda Burney, first Aboriginal woman elected to serve in the House of Representatives.
50th anniversary of the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination – 21 March
Armed Al-Qaeda terrorists force their way into the offices of the French satirical weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris. Armed with rifles and other weapons,
The United Patriots Front, an anti-Islam organisation and nationalist group organises demonstrations against a proposal to build a mosque in Bendigo. The demonstrations attract many