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Footy finding asylum

Dana Affleck uses the AFL to provide a cultural introduction for asylum seekers and refugees. She tells Andrew Miller how the program helps new Australians feel at home.

The Fifth Quarter: Round Nine

A sour round-starter, a Sunday afternoon thriller and a monkey off the back of an embattled club features in Riley Beveridge’s AFL wrap.

Indigenous dream not yet realised

Ahead of the AFL’s Indigenous round, Liana Neri argues racism is more ingrained in football culture more than most realise.

Let’s pull our heads out of the sand

A recent video showing a bunch of Australians hurling racial abuse at a French woman is not an isolated incident in a country which ought to pride itself on its diversity, writes Liam Quinn.

In Conversation: Mick Malthouse

La Trobe University Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow Mick Malthouse speaks to David Lowden about Jim Stynes, his decision to leave Collingwood, racism in football and climate change.

Sorry Rendell denies racist claims

Matt Rendell finally broke his silence last night on the racial comments he made that have shocked not only the Adelaide Crows, but the whole competition. Jake D’Amato looks at the situation.

From the grandstand: Racism out of bounds

Another AFL player was racially vilified on the weekend with North Melbourne rookie Majak Daw copping abuse from a disgruntled fan. Ben Waterworth says in today’s game, there’s simply no room for racism.

The thing about race

The ongoing debate about whether Australia is a racist country doesn’t seem to be coming to an end. And as Santilla Chingaipe explains, personal experience can often lead to understandings of the danger of generalisations.

Racism in Australia: a debate

Is Australia a racist country? See four of Australia’s finest thinkers debate this topic in a public panel at La Trobe University on Tuesday, October 20.

Is Australia really a racist country?

As the recent attacks against Indian students continues to generate public debate on whether Australia is an inherently racist country, Erdem Koc argues the attaching of such a stigma is grossly unfair.