Drawing the lineThe riot in Redfern, a suburb plagued by race-inspired violence, occurring possibly more intensely and over a longer period than in any other part of Australia, looked as if it could be a wake-up call for us all. But the old craven policies of covering up by ordering a plethora of enquiries and temporarily dropping the story (along with all its implications) from the news, were adopted. The media did this anyway – for their investment in demonising white people as the cause of al…
