Race Relations

This year's Waitangi Day is bigger than any of the past 30 years, as Māori from all over Aotearoa unite against a controversial government bill that could change the Treaty of Waitangi.

A schoolyard racial taunt inspires Minh Nguyen's unapologetically Asian rap identity. He hopes it will "interrupt" racism for a bit.

US President Joe Biden has won South Carolina's Democratic primary, notching an overwhelming 2024 victory in the state that vaulted him to the White House four years ago.

This weekend, 80,000 people are expected to arrive at the grounds where New Zealand's founding document was signed by Māori chiefs and representatives of the crown. And they have a message for the prime minister.   

Israel's Special Envoy for Antisemitism says the term 'Zionism' is now being used as term of discrimination.

There's a long history of Orientalism in the arts. Are there lingering effects on Australian stages?

As a minor party in New Zealand's governing coalition pushes ahead with a plan to draft a controversial bill on the country's founding documents, Māori leaders have issued a warning.  

The 16th century mosque was destroyed by Hindu mobs 30 years ago, and Modi's claims it is a symbol of unity are not shared by the minority Muslim population.

The veteran actor says filming the final season of Total Control, while debate on the Voice raged, put a "razor-sharp focus" on the message of the show, which in its final season features the country's first Indigenous prime minister.

In the hearing, the outgoing president was unable to say that calls on campus for the genocide of Jews would violate the school's conduct policy.

Indonesian students storm a convention centre housing hundreds of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar in Banda Aceh, demanding they be deported.

The rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, has issued an apology in Hebrew to the Jewish community for his past antisemitic remarks, saying he sought forgiveness and regretted any pain that his words had caused.

New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has arrived in Australia for his first state visit, but a problem grown at home has followed him across the ditch. 

In three weeks, New Zealand's new prime minister has moved to wind back policies designed to improve outcomes for Māori and Pasifika people, and people are taking to the streets. 

The Australian actor hopes Master Gardener, the new film by veteran director and screenwriter Paul Schrader, will spark debate.

The "unplanned demonstration" took place as the city was celebrating the 169th anniversary of the Eureka Stockade.

Neville Curtis fled South Africa in 1974, smuggled onto an ocean liner bound for Australia. He continued to campaign against the apartheid-era South African government in Australia. 

Islamophobic and antisemitic incidents in Australia are at unprecedented levels as the Israel-Gaza war rages. 

Performing the Nazi salute will become a criminal offence in Australia, as the federal government seeks to counter rising outbreaks of anti-Semitism and racism.

The experience of fleeing war and persecution as a child planted a seed for Mariam Veiszadeh. Now she's one of the most prominent social justice advocates in Australia.

There have been no convictions that have been upheld in NSW, despite the laws being in place since 2018.

Multimedia artist Roberta Joy Rich uses family memories and archival news footage to ask deep questions about the impact of apartheid policies in South Africa and Australia.

Diversity advocates say racist letters and graffiti are a growing problem and are calling for more action to stamp out such acts.

Political leaders condemn violent clashes that erupted between pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli protesters in Melbourne's south-east in the wake of a fire at a nearby burger shop. 

Sunny Singh was the target of a racially charged video when running for local council five years ago. A colourful mural celebrating Indian culture and since been unveiled in his regional community, prompting praise from the Sikh councillor.