Islamophobia Register website (opens in new window) 

The Islamophobia Register Australia is a not-for-profit organisation that provides a platform for incidents of Islamophobia to be reported, recorded and analysed into a published report. The Register offers a secure and reliable service that allows people from across Australia to report any form of Anti-Muslim vilification or abuse.

You can report incidents of Islamophobia and anti-Muslim sentiments if:

• you are the victim who had the Islamophobic behaviour directed at you (whether it is because of your Islamic faith or perceived Islamic faith) OR;
• you have personal knowledge (directly witnessed an incident or heard about an incident) of Islamophobic behaviour that fits within the categories listed above.

When is Hate a Crime? website 

The Australian Hate Crime Network, in partnership with The University of Sydney, has designed resources to meet the various needs of individuals and community groups.

The website features a community toolkit designed to support capacity building, training and awareness workshops, and education and information sessions for community organisations.

The website provides translated resources, including a range of multilingual posters, flyers and social tiles to promote the site and additional external resources that support targets of hate crimes.

What to do if you witness racism on the bus? Is a graphic step-by-step guide supporting bystanders to safely intervene in racist incidents on public transport.

The guide provides evidence-based tips from various Australian academic studies and includes guidance on how to speak up and call out racism, support victims and take evidence of racist incidents on public transport.

Reporting Racism Clearing House resource

Reporting Racism Clearing House provides a collection of information and resources about how to report racism or racial discrimination in Australia.

The website recommends strategies on how to effectively be an active bystander and ally for those targeted by racism. It highlights research from the Challenging Racism Project providing a series of videos about how to speak up and actions you can consider taking when you witness racism.

Reporting Racism Clearing House covers information about reporting racism, including that which occurs in locations where people are most likely to be discriminated and how to make a complaint. The website includes detailed information about legal frameworks relating to racism, dispute resolution, counselling and self-care resources for victims and witnesses of racist incidents.

This resource: 

• documents the Wyndham pilot project, detailing the work accomplished and the issues explored, and 
• offers practical guidance on how similar anti-racism support networks and services can be developed and implemented. 

The report aims to encourage and assist local councils and other actors improve support services and reporting pathways for people who have experienced racism. 

Link to resource. 

Addressing employee complaints about discrimination and harassment quickly and fairly is good for business because it can:

• identify ways to improve workplace practices and policies
• improve staff morale, productivity and retention
• help avoid complaints to external agencies and/or legal action.

Under federal anti-discrimination laws, if an employer wants to argue that the organisation should not be held liable for any discrimination or harassment by one of its employees, the employer will need to demonstrate that the organisation took ‘reasonable precautions and exercised due diligence’ or took ‘all reasonable steps’ to prevent the discrimination or harassment. While the size of the employer is relevant to these considerations, an important factor that is likely to be considered is whether the organisation has an effective complaint handling procedure.

This template is one of the supporting resources for the Spectator Racism Guidelines.

This template is one of the supporting resources for the Spectator Racism Guidelines.

This guide is one of the supporting resources for the Spectator Racism Guidelines.

This template is one of the supporting resources for the Spectator Racism Guidelines.