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Peter Mellow
October 30, 2017 10:19 PM
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Blackbirding is one of many shared Australian histories. Australian South Sea Islanders want to encourage broader community goodwill as we work towards social justice for a forgotten people.
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Peter Mellow
October 30, 2017 6:12 PM
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Australia must handle refugees held at Manus Island who do not wish to stay, Papua New Guinea says.
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Peter Mellow
October 26, 2017 6:17 PM
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Viewers were "moved" when they saw Frankie Thurston cuddling her black doll, but it shouldn't have been remarkable .
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Peter Mellow
October 23, 2017 5:09 PM
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From internships for indigenous creatives to Easter eggs in the film itself, Taika Waititi worked to ensure indigenous representation on Thor: Ragnarok.
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October 21, 2017 8:37 PM
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I worry that ceaseless statement-writing as an act of protest is sucking us dry.
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October 17, 2017 9:21 PM
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Memo outlines steps Twitter plans to control hate and abuse on the service, including expanded definitions of nudity and more enforcement.
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October 16, 2017 7:21 PM
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Women working for the Country Fire Authority have been sexually assaulted and harassed amid a culture of fear, bullying and impunity, according to a leake
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October 10, 2017 7:06 AM
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Australian far-right discourse, while also targeting other minorities, has maintained an obsessive focus on the ‘Jewish problem’
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Peter Mellow
October 8, 2017 8:55 AM
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I can’t ignore that my students are growing up amid high-profile police brutality.
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October 5, 2017 10:59 PM
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There are still few mainstream movies where a lesbian gets to unashamedly be a hero, writes Ella Donald.
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Peter Mellow
October 5, 2017 1:51 AM
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It is time to sharpen our conversations about racism.
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Peter Mellow
September 26, 2017 3:39 AM
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We wouldn't stand for this postal survey if it was about any other group in society.
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Peter Mellow
September 26, 2017 3:26 AM
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Don’t give him the benefit of the doubt.
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Peter Mellow
October 30, 2017 7:37 PM
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Chinese international students say they are afraid to travel to school in Canberra after recent incidents of harassment and assault in th
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Peter Mellow
October 29, 2017 9:58 PM
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The kingdom officially granted citizenship to the humanoid robot last week.
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Peter Mellow
October 26, 2017 5:52 PM
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As members of a society built on the dispossession of its original owners we need better racial literacy for the challenges ahead
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Peter Mellow
October 22, 2017 9:35 PM
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Review of decades of data finds kids of same-sex couples do just as well, but homophobia can cause real harm say child experts including University of Melbourne
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October 21, 2017 8:27 PM
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A flyer at Cleveland State University had urged LGBT students to kill themselves
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October 17, 2017 7:12 PM
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Australian education authorities say they are "appalled" by offensive comments and memes posted online.
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Peter Mellow
October 16, 2017 12:34 AM
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Racism thrives online because of a clash between the commercial goals and ethical responsibilities of social media companies. But Australia can take legal and civil actions right now to address this.
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Peter Mellow
October 9, 2017 4:41 PM
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In a suburban hair salon, a Muslim woman suddenly feels unwelcome in the country she has loved for 40 years.
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October 6, 2017 6:39 PM
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The absence of codes and regulations too often leads social media users to act on their worst instincts, writes Seamus Carey, who recommends holding social media companies accountable for removing and preventing hate speech.
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Peter Mellow
October 5, 2017 8:08 PM
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There is a morally corrupt contract that white fans make with black athletes. We will accept you: but only if you surrender your political voice
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September 27, 2017 11:57 PM
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US RAPPER Macklemore has mocked the controversy over his planned performance at the NRL Grand Final, saying he has received hate from angry, old white dudes.
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Peter Mellow
September 26, 2017 3:27 AM
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A sophisticated influence campaign tried to employ such things as Black Lives Matter and wariness of Muslims as wedges.
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