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Their ancestors were on opposite sides of a lucrative and devastating mining project that changed a Pacific island forever. And yet, their love bloomed.
Topics: history, mining-environmental-issues, environment, relationships, race-relations, community-and-society, people, human-interest, kiribati, pacific, brisbane-4000, qld, australia, fiji
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| UpdatedOpponents of dolphin hunting in Japan continue to criticise Broome's connection to the town of Taiji, despite the true origins of the relationship that date back more than a century.
Topics: history, multiculturalism, animal-welfare, immigration, historians, mammals, animal-science, race-relations, conservation, community-and-society, people, human-interest, broome-6725, australia
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People living with albinism face rife discrimination across Africa, but organisers of an albino pageant in Zimbabwe hope to change people's perceptions of the persecuted minority.
Topics: race-relations, skin, events, fashion, zimbabwe, botswana, tanzania-united-republic-of, malawi, south-africa
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A federal judge blocked President Donald Trump from building key sections of his border wall with money secured under his declaration of a national emergency, putting what might be a temporary delay on one of Mr Trump's highest priorities.
Topics: donald-trump, immigration, immigration-policy, government-and-politics, law-crime-and-justice, race-relations, united-states, mexico
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Topics: australian-football-league, race-relations, aboriginal, kalgoorlie-6430, kambalda-6442
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| UpdatedThe animated Aladdin might be a nostalgic classic for those in their 20s and 30s, but a remake isn't "political correctness gone mad", writes Michelle Smith.
Topics: film-movies, race-relations, australia
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| UpdatedBroadcaster Danny Baker is fired from his role at the BBC over a now-deleted tweet comparing Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's newborn son to a chimpanzee.
Topics: community-and-society, race-relations, royal-and-imperial-matters, human-interest, family-and-children, pregnancy-and-childbirth, united-kingdom
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Kirsten Drysdale played professional hockey before landing a career as a TV journalist and presenter. She speaks with Jane Hutcheon about the media, her African connections, and the bizarre story behind her first book.
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, comedy-humour, television, family-and-children, marriage, parenting, history, race-relations, regional, university-and-further-education, conservation, information-and-communication, broadcasting, australia, qld, mackay-4740, kenya, zimbabwe
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| UpdatedJacinta Price, the CLP candidate for Lingiari, is the latest would-be federal politician to have old social media posts resurface, having shared a video on Facebook in which a provocative US commentator calls Muslims "backward and ignorant".
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-elections, elections, race-relations, community-and-society, alice-springs-0870, nt, australia, darwin-0800
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If you believe the majority of our politicians are male, pale and stale, these candidates are trying to do something about it.
Topics: federal-elections, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, multiculturalism, race-relations, discrimination, people, political-parties, elections, government-and-politics, community-and-society, human-interest, sydney-2000
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Not all Australians have the same access to free speech. Don't believe me? Just look at what happened to Yassmin Abdel-Magied. And Adam Goodes. And Yumi Stynes. And, probably one day, to me, writes Sami Shah.
Topics: discrimination, community-and-society, social-media, internet-culture, print-media, race-relations, people, human-interest, australia
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Like much of Sydney, the marginal seat of Banks has been transformed by successive waves of immigration. Both major parties are pouring money and energy into the contest there, but years of political turmoil have left the community distrustful and unsure how to vote this election.
Topics: federal-election, government-and-politics, immigration, race-relations, elections, nsw, australia
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The low rates of conviction for hate crimes in Australia raises the question of whether prejudice is being dealt with effectively before it becomes even more dangerous.
Topics: race-relations, discrimination, laws, police, law-crime-and-justice, islam, australia
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For 25 years, an inner-city street corner kept Washington DC's go-go music alive and locals grooving. Then a fancy new apartment complex opened and the music stopped.
Topics: race-relations, community-and-society, music, housing-industry, united-states
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| UpdatedThe city of Minneapolis will pay $US20 million to the family of Australian woman Justine Damond Ruszczyk, who was fatally shot by a police officer when she approached his squad car, city leaders announce.
Topics: race-relations, murder-and-manslaughter, law-crime-and-justice, police, united-states
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| UpdatedAs the guilty verdict was read out, Mohamed Noor's wife started to weep. So did the family of the Australian woman he killed. Here is how the Justine Damond Ruszczyk trial unfolded.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, police, race-relations, united-states
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Hate crime laws meant to stop vilification and threats of violence towards minority groups are rarely used by police and prosecutors in Australia according to an analysis of police figures, and a US expert says authorities have their heads in the sand.
Topics: race-relations, discrimination, crime, crime-prevention, police, terrorism, laws, australia
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The significance of a bi-racial Royal baby is not lost on many British people, but where there is hope for a more inclusive monarchy and society, there is also apprehension.
Topics: royal-and-imperial-matters, human-interest, race-relations, community-and-society, discrimination, united-kingdom
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| UpdatedPenny Wong says it would send a powerful symbolic message to the region and help weaken negatives stereotypes about Australia if she became the first Asian-Australian foreign minister.
Topics: federal-election, elections, race-relations, foreign-affairs, defence-and-national-security, government-and-politics, federal-government, australia, asia, china
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| UpdatedAn election poster for an Aboriginal elder running for a Senate spot in SA is defaced with words calling for the death of Indigenous people, prompting the Greens to condemn the "vile" attack.
Topics: discrimination, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, aboriginal, greens, federal-elections, elections, race-relations, federal-election, government-and-politics, adelaide-5000, port-adelaide-5015, sa, australia
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| UpdatedOrganisers of the Trieste half-marathon say they wanted to ban African athletes because of concerns the runners were being "exploited" by managers.
Topics: sport, other-sports, community-and-society, race-relations, discrimination, italy
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| UpdatedAs a young Australian man, I might seem like an unlikely Beyoncé fan. Perhaps our masculine culture has left men wary of supporting strong, female popstars, writes Masrur Joarder.
Topics: music, arts-and-entertainment, race-relations, united-states, australia
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| UpdatedMuslim woman Shayma Ismaa'eel, who was confronted with anti-Islam protesters in Washington, DC, speaks of the moment she decided to "combat their hatred with love and a smile" after photographs of her posing and smiling in front of the group went viral.
Topics: religion-and-beliefs, islam, community-and-society, women-religious, women, race-relations, united-states
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Only looking at the size of "the gap" doesn't tell us anything about how things are going for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Instead, it may hide the progress that is happening and decrease people's willingness to adopt healthy practices.
Topics: health, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, indigenous-policy, health-administration, race-relations, australia, australian-national-university-0200
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AFL player Eddie Betts stands as a great example of how to steer a path past those who would encourage resentment, exclusion and even hatred.
Topics: sport, community-and-society, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, aboriginal, australian-football-league, race-relations, discrimination, adelaide-5000, sa, australia