Federal Assistant Treasurer David Bradbury says there’s nothing racist about protecting local jobs.

Another incident of racism on Australian public transport has occurred, with mobile phone footage showing a man racially abusing a middle-aged couple of Asian appearance on a Sydney bus.

The woman at the centre of the “stupid, fat Australian” case has won an appeal against her 2012 conviction after a north-west England court determined that it would not be in the public interest to uphold the court’s original verdict.

The ABC has confirmed it was the victim of a cyber attack after the website of one of its television programs was targeted following coverage of the Australian visit of controversial Dutch politician Geert Wilders.

Ultra-conservative Dutch politician Geert Wilders has triggered violent protests at his speaking engagements in Melbourne overnight as activists clashed with both police and guests attending the controversial anti-Muslim politician’s first Australian speech.

ABC News presenter Jeremy Fernandez says he has “copped racism before” but is disgusted he was verbally attacked on a bus in front of his toddler.

Anthony Mundine has revealed he will boycott the singing of the Australian national anthem at his IBF World Title fight against Daniel Geale as a political protest intended to “educate and unite Australians”.

As 2012 comes to a close, we look at the top stories dominating headlines back home in Australia, and what caught your interest here on AustralianTimes.co.uk.

Award-winning indigenous singer-songwriter Gurrumul was refused a cab in Melbourne after performing with Missy Higgins because of the “colour of his skin” his manager has said.

A British woman found guilty of racially aggravated public disorder after calling her New Zealand neighbour a “stupid, fat Australian” plans to appeal her fine.

The moral of the story is clear: New Zealanders do not have to like being called Australian, but that does not make anyone who calls you one a racist.

New Zealanders express support for the UK court ruling that found a woman, Petra Mills, guilty of racially aggravated public disorder after calling her NZ-born neighbour a “stupid fat Australian”.

Footage of a racist verbal attack on a French woman in Australia told to “speak English or die” has emerged on YouTube.

A recent case in a UK magistrates court held calling someone a “stupid fat Australian” constituted racial abuse. PAUL BLEAKLEY argues that calling someone ‘Australian’ shouldn’t be considered a racial slur.

Offensive racist and sexist comments posted on a private facebook page associated with the Australian Defence Force, have been made public adding to a series of embarrassing Defence Force scandals.

Aussie comedian Asher Treleaven describes his new show Matador, as a “socially responsible comedy with cock jokes”. But he won’t hold back when he takes to London stages this week and bluntly asks the question: why are Australians a little bit racist?

The attitude of Australians towards asylum seekers was the focus of national discussion last week as SBS aired the documentary series Go Back To Where You Came From.

John Safran’s new television series a further sign of black days for dark Australian humour.