First time laws used in Victoria...

Pauline Hanson, the former leader of One Nation, has entered the debate on border protection by labelling Australia a "soft touch" on people smugglers....

It's been just over a year since thousands of Indian students rallied in central Melbourne, calling for action on racially motivated violence. Since February, Victoria Police have increased their presence at trouble spots and international students have told AM they're starting to feel safer ...

A teenager has been charged with the stabbing murder of Indian national Nitin Garg....

Former Richmond player Mal Brown has caused a racism furore in the AFL by referring to Indigenous players as "cannibals"....

In the history of post-war jazz in the US, perhaps the strangest and most mysterious figure is Sun Ra. An outstanding pianist, composer, arranger and big band leader, he was also a science fiction philosopher, Afro Futurist poet and self-declared citizen of Saturn. Sun Ra's life project mixed a ...

Red and yellow and pink and green ... can you sing a synaesthetic rainbow? This evening it's hues and palettes, taints and traces, skin pigments and the many colours in between....

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has told Coalition MPs not use heavy-handed tactics in negotiations with the three independents....

A United Nations committee on racial discrimination has criticised Australia's policies on Indigenous issues....

The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in Geneva has criticised the Australian Government over its treatment of Indigenous people. The UN committee has delivered its final assessment on Australia for 2010 and while it congratulated the Labor Government for ...