The specific nature of it was what sort of confronted me. She did not report the letter to police but has remained concerned about how the writer obtained her address. In the end, she threw out the letter, but it continues to make her uneasy. The Age is also aware of several people in Melbourne who have received the letters in recent weeks.
A Melbourne resident, who wishes to remain anonymous, first received a letter in They then received another last week, despite having moved homes since receiving the first letter. The recipient said the latest letter included the original material sent the first time, but with additional content about Indigenous Australians having the right to their own voice and self-determination.
Victoria Police said it was aware that letters had been sent to Victorian addresses by this person previously, but had not received any reports related to more recent instances. Both police services encouraged members of the community who receive any similar letters to report them. If you have received a letter, you can report to Queensland Police Service or Victoria Police by calling Sign up here. Its other suggestions included creating a hate crime scrutiny panel, similar to a body that operates in the United Kingdom, to review how complaints are made and handled.
Former Brisbane retail worker Martha not her real name was serving a customer four years ago when she said she came face to face with a woman's racism. Neighbours had levelled racial slurs at her relatives, filmed their children, and even dumped rubbish in their yard during the pandemic period, with the family urged to contact the council if there were future issues.
It is a sentiment shared by Nadia Saeed, 22, who endured a racist tirade from a stranger in Logan just days after helping to organise a vigil to mark the Christchurch massacre. You don't belong here'," she said. Peter Forday from Multicultural Australia said Queensland needed legislation that promoted "safety, welcome and belonging". Queensland Attorney-General Yvette D'Ath said hate crime and racial vilification had no place in Queensland and she was prepared to work with stakeholders, including the coalition of organisations, to discuss their proposal.
Shadow Attorney-General David Janetzki said Queenslanders were protected under the state's anti-discrimination act, but the LNP was committed to ensuring laws were up to date and in line with community expectations. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. Key points: Human Rights Commissioner Scott McDougall describes racial intolerance as a critical issue in Queensland Community groups have compiled a dossier of hate crimes dating back to They say there have been few prosecutions and incidents are treated as "public nuisance".
Children called 'slutty terrorists' and attacked for being Muslim. More on:. Why should we be forced to extinguish ties with our roots, to deny who we are just to satisfy a misplaced sense of loyalty?
This makes no sense in a country where almost one-third of us were born overseas and almost half of us have a parent born overseas. This only alienates people from engaging with democracy. How does forcing someone to renounce their citizenship of their country of birth guarantee their loyalty to their adopted country anyway? To those who question my Australianness: when you abuse me, that reflects on me, my family, my community, my heritage and migrants as a whole.
I am made in Pakistan. I am proud of my roots. Now Australia is my home. Yes, Australia did give me the opportunity to be changed and now to fight for change. My husband and I have worked hard to be where we are now. We are proud and upstanding citizens of this country and we make Australia a better place.
You can call me names. You can call me a maggot, a whore, a cockroach, a cow. You can demand I fuck off back to where I came from. Sorry, not sorry. This is my home. You will not grind me down. You will not shut me up. I am a migrant. I am a Muslim. I am a woman.
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