I think it is important to remember that the Australian Government is targeting the extremist groups, and it is to members of these groups that the harsh comments are directed. You may recall last year there was a rape of a girl and the Mufty of the local Muslim community made the now famous comments of women who parade themselves like "uncovered meat" deseve what happens to them. No nation can afford to have it laws undermined by any religous group. I am by no means racist and I do not believe that Australia is any more racist than the next country. Again it comes down to respecting the laws of the nation in which you choose to live.