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Australian Associated Press – January 9, 2006
Australia: Anti Muslim posters stripped from tram stops
POSTER MELBOURNE, Jan 9 (AAP) - Posters warning Muslims and ethnic minorities against using public transport have been stripped from Melbourne tram stops.
The posters were erected across city tram stops as part of a public art campaign and parody Metlink's fare evasion campaign.
They were removed earlier today amid widespread condemnation.
One of the posters, in Victoria Parade, read: "Attention passengers in the interests of personal safety non-Anglo commuters are advised to avoid using public transport."
Another poster carried a similar message and was superimposed over a photograph of accused terror suspect Joseph Terrence Thomas, warning Muslim passengers they may be "subject to suspicion."
The posters were produced through the Urban Arts Collective by controversial artist Azlan McLennan, who first attracted criticism with his critique of Israel, which was removed from a Flinders Street window in 2004.
The posters were condemned by Yarra Trams, the Victorian Government and the City of Melbourne.
"These ads are offensive, they are stupid and they should be pulled down and the government's making it very clear today that we want these ads pulled down," acting Transport Minister Bob Cameron told Channel Nine.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,17776331%255E29277,00.html
Australian – January 13, 2006
Man 'on rampage hunted Muslims'
By Kevin Meade
THREE British tourists were allegedly terrorised in the Gold Coast hinterland by a man vowing to kill Muslims in a bizarre attack reminiscent of the Sydney race riots and the horror movie Wolf Creek.
The tourists hid in a rainforest in fear of their lives after 41-year-old Shane Robert Stephens chased them along a perilous mountain road, trying several times to run their car off the edge, the Southport Magistrates Court heard yesterday.
Mr Stephens then stabbed the tyres on their rented convertible, slashed the hood, tore off the rear number plate and ripped out wiring and spark plugs, prosecutor Peta Eyschen told the court. . .
Constable Eyschen said the drama began on Wednesday afternoon when Mr Stephens approached sightseers Dale Thompson and Ryan Kelsea in the carpark of the Natural Bridge, a popular scenic attraction in the Numinbah Valley, near the NSW border.
"You're not f..king Muslims," he allegedly said. "I'm going to kill some f..king Muslims."
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,17807794%255E2702,00.html
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