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Let me lay my cards on the table. I am not a religious person. I don't discount all faiths in their entirety, but I wouldn't say I believe in enough of any of the mainstream religions to even lean ... 
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After a year in Australia, I've never actually seen anyone wearing a burka, the traditional Afghan outfit which covers a woman head to toe, with a small meshed window for the eyes to peer out of.
So news earlier this month that parliament was introducing what the media branded a "burka ban" was something of a surprise.
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Professor Barry Spurr is under pressure to resign from his position at the University of Sydney, after referring to people as "Abos", "bogans", "fatsoes", "Mussies" and "Chinky-Poos" in a series of leaked emails.
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Muslim residents recall situations when they've been harassed in public in Australia and no one came to their aid.
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There have been at least 30 attacks against Muslims – mainly women wearing the hijab – in the three weeks since the police anti-terror raids and threats by Islamic State put relations between the Islamic community and mainstream Australia on edge.
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A RACIST sign displayed at a Logan overpass has sparked community furore.
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More than 20,000 people packed the streets of Lakemba on Saturday morning to celebrate Eid al Adha, the festival of sacrifice and feasting.
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In January, he was named Australian of the Year. Last Saturday, during the biggest event on the AFL calendar, he was booed. What's going on?
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'These animated shorts are products of their time,' Amazon and iTunes viewers will be warned.
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Palmer United senator Jacqui Lambie says the burqa must be banned from nation's streets so Muslim women's "body language" can be identified.
"Explain to me how is that a national issue, please?" replied Ms Abdo.
"Because we can't see your faces and I need to see who is under the clothing?" said Senator Lambie. Ms Abdo was seen visibly laughing at the senator's response.
Peter Mellow's insight:
Ms Bishop's frontbench colleague Kevin Andrews, however, described the burqa as "medieval". http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/07/where-did-business-suits-come-from/260182/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_suits
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Premier says PUP Jacqui Lambie senator has contributed nothing towards a harmonious Australia.
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A Kiwi living in Australia says he was mistaken for a Muslim and threatened with decapitation because he had a beard. - New Zealand Herald
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Fake flyers designed to incite hatred towards Muslims have been distributed to voters in one of the state's most marginal seats.
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A rugby union scandal reminds us that Australia has yet to embrace the notion of women in power.
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The controversial plan to segregate Muslim women wearing burqas into glassed enclosures at parliament house has been ditched, after a fierce public and political backlash.
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A University of Sydney academic involved in the national curriculum review, Professor Barry Spurr, has reportedly described Prime Minister Tony Abbott an "abo-lover" in an exchange of emails.
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Parents of white children should not wait to talk about race until their children bring it up....
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Patrick Burgess has a message for those who would stand by while minority groups are persecuted. "It's the indifference of good people that is bringing us down," he said.
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Ben Affleck launched into an angry tirade over religion on TV show Real Time With Bill Maher on Friday.
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While the decision to act against Islamic State barbarism is justified, the furore over Muslim women's attire is not.
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Posing as a Muslim is well-intentioned but insulting on a number of levels.
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"Leaders have a responsibility to act for minorities as well as majorities," he said.
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Tony Abbott has sought to hose down controversy sparked by his anti-burqa comments, as one of his senior colleagues described the Muslim attire as medieval and demeaning.
"I'd prefer it if Tony Abbott didn't get about in his speedos. But it's a free country," she told reporters in Canberra.
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The move follows what seemed to be a racist attack on a Muslim woman in Melbourne
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