Sydney University law ad falls foul of watchdog

The University of Sydney has had one of the billboard ads from its recent Unlearn campaign sanctioned by the ad watchdog for using material “which discriminates against a section of the community” in relation to ethnicity.

“Unlearn Criminal’ was labelled “offensive” for showing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander “women” gripping a fence with the words written over the top.

The unlearn criminal billboard: sanctioned for giving a racist impression

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