Racism
- Opinion
- Sexism
Sure, Sheargold’s opinions are sexist dross. But we’re missing the real point
Marty didn’t suddenly become a misogynist this week. His comments were entirely on brand. So why this sudden moral awakening after he mentioned the Matildas?
- Kate Halfpenny
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- Opinion
- Sam Kerr
Poms, put aside your Ouija boards – Australians do have common sense about Sam Kerr
Short of words and desperate for a donut, a mother country scribe has decided to attack this columnist for his piece on the Matildas star.
- John Silvester
- Exclusive
- Victorian Parliament
The four words blocking the government’s hate speech laws
Victorian Opposition Leader Brad Battin has offered Premier Jacinta Allan bipartisan support for proposed hate laws currently before parliament if she agrees to remove four words from the legislation.
- Chip Le Grand
- Updated
- Victorian Parliament
Jewish groups urge Opposition to back hate speech laws
The government has amended its anti-vilification legislation to scrap a proposed “genuine political purpose” exemption for criminal hate speech.
- Chip Le Grand
- Opinion
- Australia votes
As Dutton parades his softer side, let’s not forget how hard he’s played the politics of race
In these racially charged times, the opposition leader has returned to old ways as the election campaign approaches.
- Sean Kelly
- Opinion
- Immigration
Should we fear growing separatism? Germany offers a clue
Immigration will be the No.1 issue at next week’s German election, part of a backlash against a well-meaning but ultimately misguided policy of multicultural integration.
- Parnell Palme McGuinness
How dating app algorithms push us together and drive us apart
The architecture of dating apps remains a mystery, but some users and experts believe racism and body image discrimination are being promoted on the platforms.
- Kayla Olaya and Lauren Ironmonger
- Opinion
- Courts
Who cares if Sam Kerr called a policeman ‘stupid and white’? I don’t
I’ve been in Sam Kerr’s shoes – a terrified woman of colour trapped in the back of an Uber – and I don’t blame her.
- Nadia Russell
A chaotic taxi ride, the big ‘bluff’, and the four words that landed Sam Kerr in court
The jury deliberated for four hours before deciding the Matildas captain did not intend to cause harassment, alarm or distress after a night out two years ago.
- Rob Harris
- Opinion
- Freedom of speech
If ‘hate speech’ laws go too far, we will lose essential freedoms
In the name of a good cause, what may be said is policed by ever-more intrusive political censorship. That is how free societies lose their freedoms.
- George Brandis
Original URL: https://www.watoday.com.au/topic/racism-612