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Racial abuse is rife in junior sports – and little is being done to address it

  • Written by Karen Farquharson, Head, School of Social and Political Sciences and Professor of Sociology, University of Melbourne
Racial abuse is rife in junior sports – and little is being done to address itJunior sports clubs in Australia have policies in place for handling racial taunting and vilification, but punishments are rarely enforced. David Crosling/AAP

The AFL and its clubs have finally issued an apology to two-time Brownlow Medallist Adam Goodes for their handling of the relentless racist booing that marred his last year of football in...

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