{"id":40887,"date":"2026-10-16T14:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T14:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/restaurants\/40887\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T14:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T14:00:17","slug":"racism-isnt-welcome-australian-mp-condemns-anti-indian-stickers-with-remigration-now-message","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/restaurants\/40887\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Racism isn\u2019t welcome\u2019: Australian MP condemns anti-Indian stickers with \u2018Remigration now\u2019 message"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/restaurants\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/go-write-your-own-song-colin-hay-slams-use-of-down-under-at-anti-immigration-rallies-in-australia-20.jpeg\" alt=\"\u2018Racism isn\u2019t welcome\u2019: Australian MP condemns anti-Indian stickers with \u2018Remigration now\u2019 message\" title=\"Racist stickers targeting Indians feature an image of a man of Indian appearance defecating on a street.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>Racist stickers targeting Indians feature an image of a man of Indian appearance defecating on a street. Racist stickers targeting Indians have surfaced in Cessnock, a city in Australia&#8217;s New South Wales state, featuring an image of a man of Indian appearance defecating on a street and carrying the message, \u201cIs this your culture? We don&#8217;t like it!\u201dThe stickers also claim that 32 per cent of Australia&#8217;s population is foreign-born, identify India as being at the top of the list and demand, \u201cRemigration now!\u201dDavid Repacholi, the federal MP for the area, condemned the material, describing the stickers as \u201cdisgusting racist\u201d content and warning against attempts to spread hatred and division in the Hunter Region.\u201cRacism isn&#8217;t welcome in Cessnock. It isn&#8217;t welcome in the Hunter. And it won&#8217;t go unchallenged,\u201d Repacholi wrote in a social media post.\u201cEnough of this racist bullsh*t,\u201d he added.Repacholi urged residents who come across the stickers to share their locations so they could be reported and removed. He also cautioned people against giving those responsible for the campaign more publicity than they deserved.This incident comes after similar stickers were reportedly found on Indian grocery products in supermarkets in July.The stickers reportedly featured a QR code directing people to the Fight for Australia campaign.She also shared printable sticker templates, telling followers they could print them at home or request copies by post.Similar incidents have reportedly been flagged in Brisbane, where stickers were found on Indian grocery products in local supermarkets.The incident comes months after anti-Indian leaflets were reportedly distributed in letterboxes across Kurri Kurri in the Hunter Region in July. The material urged residents to \u201ckeep curry\u201d out of the town and promoted anti-immigration messaging, including calls for \u201cremigration\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Racist stickers targeting Indians feature an image of a man of Indian appearance defecating on a street. Racist stickers targeting Indians have surfaced in Cessnock, a city in Australia&#8217;s New South Wales state, featuring an image of a man of Indian appearance defecating on a street and carrying the message, \u201cIs this your culture? 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