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RACIAL tensions cast a sinister shadow over the first day of the 2010 Australian Open.
Ugly scenes of unruly fans chanting as they headed to Melbourne Park, letting off flares, intimidating visitors, making a mockery of security and shaming so-called multi-cultural Melbourne were broadcast to a world-wide audience who had tuned in to watch the tennis.
The behaviour of some fans yesterday - before the gates had even opened or a ball been hit - sent out signals of a return of the racial tension that have marred the international grand slam events in recent years
Eleven had been rejected by lunchtime yesterday and other groups of Croatian fans shunned the bad behaviour of the few who tarnished the name of all Croatian fans. "It is just a few older fans who make trouble and the general public thinks it is all of us," said members of one roaming group of proud, Australian-born Croatians who declined to be identified.
Originally posted by grantbeed
with all the racial tensions in australia at the moment,
Originally posted by dereks
Originally posted by grantbeed
with all the racial tensions in australia at the moment,
Care to fill us in on all these racial tensions in Australia?
Originally posted by grantbeed
I'm sure some of the Ozzies on here will surely agree there are Racial Tensions in Australia, as there are everywhere.
Originally posted by grantbeed
I hope they make a big example of these people. It's because of these types that Australia is in the news for the wrong reasons at the moment.
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