Publications
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Academic Freedom, Criticism of China and Racism
Dr Gerald Roche: Universities must protect academic freedom, but to do so, they also need to protect their people from attacks and abuse. Attacking ideas is fine, attacking people is not.
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Treading Water in an Ocean of Hate
Social Media In recent weeks I have noticed several friends and family members on Facebook posting racist material and conspiracy theory videos. Sometimes they add their own vitriolic message to the post, insulting the intelligence of people who dare disagree with them. Do they recognise themselves as propagators of online hate? Is online hate more…
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COVID-19’s Impact on our Multicultural Community
NOTE: An online talk on this topic, with our CEO, Australia’s Race Discrimination Commissioner and the Asia Centre’s Dr James Gomez, is taking place a few hours from now (7:30pm, Melbourne time, May 27th). You can register to participate for free. Our response to COVID-19 has created both benefits and problems which will impact society…
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Framing China: Different Names for COVID-19
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the rise of abhorrent attacks against Asian Australians is ever increasing. The vilification and blaming of the Chinese people has led to race-motivated violence and abuse of Asians all around Australia. The COVID-19 Coronavirus Racism Incident Report launched by Asian Australian Alliance has reported over 300 cases of…
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Islamophobic Pages and COVID-19
This briefing looks at 2 Facebook pages that promote Islamophobia as their core objective. It also examines content they have been posting in relation to COVID-19. Anti United Nations The page Anti United Nations (ID:121668961227024) is liked by 3425 people and has 3579 followers. It was created on 11 May 2010. The page lists its…
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Swastikas on the Green, Extremists on the Net
Our CEO, Dr Andre Oboler, was on SBS World News Radio earlier tonight discussing the Swastikas painted on the green at the Cranbourne Golf Club and the dangers rising online hate during Coronavirus pose both now and as restrictions begin to be eased. This interview was pre-recorded and some critical elements of our commentary were…
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Misogyny Manifestation Across All Social Media Platforms
As a result of the many available platforms of social media, an array of messages and posts may be shared. Although many people use these media platforms in a positive way, some choose to use them as a medium to convey toxic and disrespectful messages to others. This is particularly evident in relation to the…
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Coronavirus Used to Fuel Sinophobia
The Coronavirus pandemic is being utilized by hate-mongers to further Sinophobic attitudes in Australia, thus creating and furthering negative attitudes toward Chinese people and Asians in general. Feeding Anxiety In Australia, the usual suspects have weaponized the age-old trope of “Chinese takeover” to stir anxieties and blame Chinese people for nearly every problem in Australia…
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Alarming Misogyny on Twitter
As part of our May 2020 campaign of stopping online Misogyny, this briefing looks at the proliferation of misogynistic content across Twitter. The platform’s ease of use has enabled misogynistic content to be highly accessible and shared. The examples herein are egregious, with many promoting sexual and physical violence against women, in addition to espousing…
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Misogynistic Publications on Instagram – Enough is Enough
Misogynistic comments and posts made on Instagram is a particular concern due to the growing number of individuals using the platform and the level of such comments being made. The large volumes of misogynistic comments and posts that occur on a daily basis has prompted a focus on the platform, in the efforts to stop…