Category: News

Armed African men in wallet grab

Doug Robertson: The Advertiser | August 12, 2008

http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,24172837-2682,00.html

FIVE men of African appearance – one armed with a knife – accosted and robbed a man as he walked on a busy Greenacres street tonight.

The victim was not injured.

The group of five confronted the man at about 10pm on Redward Ave, which runs from Fosters Rd to Hampstead Rd.

They demanded he hand over his wallet and then left on foot.

Anybody with information about the robbery is asked to contact Bank SA Crime Stoppers ph: 1800 333 000.

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KRudd Cuts Back Plans for Pacific Islander Coolies – Blames White Australian Racists

Guest worker plan cut back

Steve Lewis: The Advertiser | August 09, 2008

http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,24150035-5006301,00.html

KEVIN Rudd has dramatically scaled back plans for a controversial Pacific “guest-worker” scheme amid concerns of a community backlash.

The Coalition has already raised concerns over the radical immigration plan which would allow islanders to work in rural communities for up to seven months.

But with unemployment on the rise, the Rudd Government has halved the number of participants to just 2500 over three years.

Only three countries – Tonga, Kiribati and Vanuatu – will be involved in the pilot scheme, although the Government is keen …

Jews Demand Doctor Toben Jailed for Not Believing Their Holocaust Dogma

Holocaust ‘revisionist’ Frederick Toben ‘breaching orders’

Liza Keppelle: The Advertiser | August 07, 2008

http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,24142838-5006301,00.html

HOLOCAUST “revisionist” Fredrick Toben should be jailed for criminal contempt of court if he can’t afford a fine, the Federal Court has been told.

Dr Toben faces a contempt finding in the Federal Court in Adelaide, accused of failing to stop publishing racist material on his Adelaide Institute website – despite a 2002 Federal Court order and an undertaking he made last year.

He pleaded not guilty to 28 charges this week, after allegations from former president of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, Jeremy …

Adelaide Institute’s Doctor Toben Reveals Flaws in Judicial Process

Holocaust denier’s ‘attack on justice’

Pia Akerman: The Australian | August 06, 2008

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24135417-5006787,00.html

HOLOCAUST denier Fredrick Toben aggravated charges of criminal contempt of court by attacking federal judges and the judicial process, a court has heard.

Dr Toben yesterday pleaded not guilty to 28 charges alleging he breached orders made by the Federal Court in 2002, as well as an undertaking he made last year to remove offensive material from his website. The former schoolteacher, who spent seven months in a German prison in 1999 for inciting racism, is facing a possible finding of criminal contempt in the Federal …

Hardline immigration mandatory detention laws ditched

The Advertsiser | July 29, 2008

http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,24094737-5006301,00.html

MANDATORY detention for asylum-seekers has been eased under changes to immigration policy announced by the Federal Government today.

“A person who poses no danger to the community will be able to remain in the community while their visa status is resolved,” Immigration Minster Chris Evans said.

Mandatory detention would apply only to those arriving by boat for health, identity and security checks, or those considered a risk to national security or health.

Legal assistance would be offered to those arriving by boat and they could have an independent review of unfavourable decisions.

Children …

Priest Wants Government to Do More for Aborigines to Prevent Crime

David Cappo blasts government inaction over Gang of 49

Maria Moscaritolo: The Advertiser | July 28, 2008

http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,24087934-5006301,00.html

THE new Families and Communities Minister has conceded her department has more to do in addressing the Gang of 49 crime culture in Adelaide.

Earlier today, the man charged with addressing the social ills behind the Gang of 49 – Monsignor David Cappo – said government departments were not doing enough to help.

Father Cappo, the chairman of the State Government’s Social Inclusion Board, singled out the Family and Communities Department as not doing enough and not working quickly enough.

Jennifer Rankine, …

Abos Hit Metro Hotel Brighton After Attack at Hove

Michael Milnes, Police Reporter: The Advertiser | 28 July 2008

http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,24087745-5006301,00.html

THREE ABORIGINAL MEN wielding a baseball bat and iron bar burst into a hotel and assaulted two people after threatening a man in his home in two terrifying attacks last night.

The pub victims were at the Metro Hotel at Brighton about 11.40pm when three men described as aboriginal burst in to the gaming room, threatening staff and customers with their weapons.

Two people who tried to stop the bandits were assaulted but police said they did not sustain any injuries. The robbers then escaped with an amount of …

Blind Man Beats Discriminating Muslim Cabby in Court – Then Refused Entry into Cab Again

Blind man, guide dog win court action

Andrew Dowdell, Court Reporter: The Advertiser | July 23, 2008

http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,,24065026-2682,00.html

A BLIND man who won a lawsuit after his guide dog was refused entry into a taxi is happy with the result – even though it means he lost a potential windfall.

Peter Ellson was today awarded $2300 in compensation and damages after the Equal Opportunity Tribunal found he had been discriminated against by a cabbie working for PBL Taxis in February 2006.

However, Mr Ellson could have made $25,000 more by settling out of court.

Mr Ellson said he took the …

Racists Attack Australian and British TV – Neighbours is “Too White”

Neighbours TV show ‘too white’

The Daily Telegraph | 17 July 2008

http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,24035776-5001021,00.html

HIT Australian TV soap Neighbours in which Kylie Minogue first found fame has been branded “too white” by black and Asian viewers in Britain.

A report by the nation’s racial equality chief found many ethnic viewers felt were under-represented in some of Britain’s most popular shows.

Neighbours, which is screened on the Five network, and the BBC comedy The Vicar of Dibley starring Dawn French were singled out for being “all white”.

Other popular soaps including the BBC’s Eastenders and ITV’s Coronation Street also came under attack …