Tag: Race Relations
Man forced to cover Arab T-shirt gets $US240k
An airline passenger forced to cover his T-shirt because it displayed Arabic script has been awarded $US240,000 ($336,967) in compensation, campaigners said.[MORE]
Hurley vows to clear his name: lawyer
Reopening the Mulrunji inquest could clear Chris Hurley's name, lawyer says.[MORE]
Russian skinheads jailed over killing spree
Members of a Russian skinhead gang have been sentenced to between six and 20 years in jail for killing 20 immigrants from the Caucasus and Central Asia.[MORE]
Court approves Islamic campus at Bass Hill
The NSW Land and Environment Court has overruled local objections to an Islamic school at Bass Hill.[MORE]
Anger over students' 'Jew parking' gibe
Sydney's Scots College is looking into reports that some of its students were part of an anti-Semitic Facebook group.[MORE]
Racial hate still thriving in the US
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Racial crime is still prominent in the US, but a group of lawyers in Alabama is working to dismantle groups like the Klu Klux Klan.[MORE]
Globalisation feeding 'new form of racism'
An American professor is warning that a new breed of racism is emerging through globalisation.[MORE]
Russian skinhead gang found guilty of murders
A court in Moscow has found seven members of a skinhead gang guilty of a series of racially motivated murders and attacks.[MORE]
Concern about race relations in the Northern Territory
The Northern Territory Opposition says relations between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians are "degrading" throughout the Northern Territory.[MORE]
Port Augusta pushes ahead with dog patrols trial
The Mayor of Port Augusta, Joy Baluch, has reaffirmed the council's commitment to dog security patrols over summer.[MORE]
Obama election provokes rise in hate crimes
Barack Obama's election as US President has provoked a rise in hate crimes against ethnic minorities, civil rights groups say.[MORE]
Parents group says NT Govt has failed to consult on bilingual education
A parents group is disputing the NT Govt's assurance it consulted widely on its changes to bilingual education.[MORE]
Race Discrimination Commissioner labels bilingual education 'a success story'
Australia's Race Discrimination Commissioner says bilingual teaching is one of few success stories in the history of NT education. [MORE]
Jewish group mulls charges over neo-Nazi Obama slurs
A prominent Jewish group says it is reviewing legal options against a German neo-Nazi party for "racist" remarks calling Barack Obama's election a "declaration of war" by non-white America.[MORE]
Murgon bashing death sparks racial tensions
Police at Murgon, in south-east Queensland, have dispelled rumours that caused racial tensions to flare after a bashing death.[MORE]
Key dates: from slavery to the White House
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From slavery to the White House: key dates in the lead up to the first black President-elect in the US.[MORE]
Samoan, Aboriginal leaders to meet after murder victim's funeral
Samoan and Aboriginal communities are hoping to meet on Tuesday after the murder of a man in a Woodridge park.[MORE]
Samoans meet in bid to calm tension after bashing death
Members of Brisbane's Samoan community are meeting to discuss ways to calm racial tension following the bashing death of Jonathan Thurston's uncle in a park on Brisbane's south.[MORE]
Forum hears anger over Palm Is bravery awards
North Queensland Indigenous community leaders last night expressed their disgust at Queensland police plans to honour officers who were on Palm Island during the 2004 riot.[MORE]
Little Britain 'promotes prejudice, hatred'
Study accuses popular TV show Little Britain of promoting prejudice and hatred.[MORE]
Seeking approval: Muslim school plans scale-back
The Quranic Society has confirmed it will scale back contentious plans for an Islamic school at Camden.[MORE]
Concerns raised over Palm Is police bravery awards
The Mayor of Palm Island in north Queensland says every member of his community deserves a bravery award for rebuilding their lives after the 2004 riot.[MORE]
Islamic school plan rejected again
Another application for the establishment of an Islamic school has been rejected by a suburban Sydney council. [MORE]
SA Attorney-General visits Nazi flag flyer
South Australia's Attorney-General Michael Atkinson has ridden his bike, with an Australian flag displayed, to an Adelaide house where the Nazi flag has been on display.[MORE]
Hagan maintains campaign against 'racist' road name
Queensland academic Stephen Hagan says he will continue to lobby the State Government and Rockhampton's Mayor to change the name of a road he describes as racist.[MORE]
