The week leading up to the riot was highly charged. There is a dogged and proud ignorance in the Australian psyche and this was being shaken as people in Cronulla were forced to hold opinions on subjects they’d spent little time thinking, writes Stuart Nettle, editor of Swellnet.
Cronulla riots
Peter Cosgrove: Assimilation is not a dirty word
From the Cronulla riots to the violence against Indian students, there is obviously an undercurrent of racism in Australia, says General Peter Cosgrove. But we shouldn’t panic and change our immigration laws because of it.
The Liberal Party’s long history of playing the race card
Despite Joe Hockey’s indignant posturing over the weekend, the fact is that the Liberal Party has used race over the past two decades for its own political advantage, writes Greg Barns.
Rudd must tackle Islamophobia
Kevin Rudd must make tacking the growing problem of Islamophobia in Australia a key priority in government, writes Julie Posetti.
Macquarie Radio directors parrot polite nothings
At the annual meeting of Macquarie Radio in Sydney this morning, the board that supposedly takes responsibility for things that happen on 2GB showed sod all concern about the activities of Alan Jones, writes Stephen Mayne.
