Oh, my god (aka yes, Australia really is racist)

[maharetr]

Racism 'not behind Islamic school knock-back'

A south-west Sydney council has denied suggestions religious intolerance was behind its rejection of a controversial plan to build an Islamic school.

Bits that made me incoherent while reading this at work:

The proposal had divided the community and sparked fierce opposition from locals. Some

Comments

[purrdence]

just all the crime and stuff that other foreign people bring into the town."

Probably said as tucking down on a pizza, some special fried rice and a Guiness.

[ascetic_hedony]

Well, we do know one abc staffer who would disagree with the 'not racist' comments :)

Sometimes I just don't understand the disgusting stuff that people do.