This article reflects the views of the two authors, a father and his 'almost 14-year-old' son, Sebastian. It includes Sebastian's direct responses to some of the arguments raised.

The failed referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament was a major setback for reconciliation and good policymaking, but the long-term consequences of the “No” campaign are even more far reaching.

What are the social conditions that make people susceptible to the lure of the far right, and what might we do to change these conditions? Mario Peucker is an Associate Professor and the author of Dem...

When Dezi Freeman was fatally shot this week, it brought an end to a seven-month manhunt. But his death also revives urgent questions about the way Australia is dealing with the rising threat of such ...

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Europe faces rising street violence fueled by online hate, yet still lacks a coherent strategy beyond tech fixes to confront racism, writes William Burns.

Beliefs in hostile conspiracies against ‘Western civilisation’ or ‘white people’ play a key role in tying divergent far-right tropes together under an internally coherent meta-narrative. Claims of hav...

Policymakers across the West seek to promote volunteering among migrants and ethno-religious minorities as a way to foster their social incorporation. Volunteering within a minority community conte...

Mistrust, fear and systematic barriers, these are the reasons why Victorians experiencing racism are hesitant to report the incidents, according to a new study by Victoria University. It also found th...

New VU research reveals most incidents of racism in Victoria go unreported.

Denying the persistence of racism and its impact on racially and culturally marginalised communities remains a key feature of how contemporary racism manifests. This denial is facilitated and reinf...

Traditional methods of myth busting remain important for slowing misinformation, but to properly stop it democracies will have to do much more.

New research shows only 15% of those surveyed reported the racism they endured. Many feared negative consequences, while others thought no one would care.

Mario Peucker on the social drivers and embeddedness of far-right attitudes in our societies, and strategies to counter the far right's appeal.

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We have heard about a variety of urgent issues during the federal election campaign in the past few weeks and months, from cost of living, immigration, crime and health to housing and energy policies, but one of the topics that have received no attention — indeed never appeared high on the political agenda — is […]

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This book draws on empirical research from North America, Europe and Australia to present a nuanced picture of far right.