Monthly Archives: June 2009
New 'thoughtcrime' laws for Australia
New laws may counter racist attacks Michael Harvey: Herald Sun | June 19, 2009 http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25657370-661,00.html VICIOUS attacks against Indian students have prompted the Rudd Government to consider a legal crackdown on hate-mongers. Investigations have started into creating a specific offence of inciting violence against an individual on the basis of race. While state assault laws [...]
Fox News: White People are the Racists
‘Disgusting’ website urged offensive against Indians Mark Schliebs: News.com.au | June 04, 2009 http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25585087-421,00.html AN Australian website urging a “hate offensive” against Indians was condemned as “disgusting”, while fears grow that racial tensions will escalate. For the past six months, Melbourne man Patrick O’Sullivan has posted comments onto a white supremacy forum about how “evil” [...]
Thousands rally against racism in Melbourne
India Times | 1 Jun 2009 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Thousands-rally-against-racism-in-Melbourne/articleshow/4599752.cms MELBOURNE: Shaken by a wave of racial assaults, thousands of Indian students and Indians living in Australia demanding justice justice for victims of recent attacks as Australia scrambled to contain the rising anger and frustration within the community. The `peace rally’, organized by the Federation of Indian Students [...]



