澳大利亚研究人员对超过300万条在线帖子的分析显示，针对第一民族和托雷斯海峡岛民的仇恨言论与重大政治事件紧密相关，并呈现阶梯式增长。[1]这项研究审视了2023年声音公投、2025年澳新军团日和澳大利亚游行期间的网络讨论内容，结果正供澳大利亚议会调查委员会参考，该委员会正在审视针对土著人和岛民的仇恨与暴力问题。[1]
研究数据显示出明显的时间变化模式。2023年初，系统每日检测到200至400条仇恨帖子，到9月升至2000多条，10月初达到约3600条每天。[1]仇恨言论的形式多样，从否认殖民历史到白人至上主义主张不一而足。[1]特别是在2025年，直接针对第一民族身份的仇恨言论中，白人至上主义主张和非人化语言占近90%。[1]
研究结果与Call It Out平台记录的实际种族歧视报告相吻合。声音公投期间，约28%的Call It Out报告涉及该公投，其中57%发生在社交媒体或媒体上。[1]维多利亚州第一民族议会因声音公投公开辩论，日均屏蔽用户从2人增至50人，反映出网络仇恨正在演变为更有组织、更具威胁的形式。[1]
Researchers examining over three million online posts have documented a significant surge in hate speech targeting First Nations peoples and Torres Strait Islanders in Australia.[1] The analysis, which reviewed posts from the 2023 Voice referendum, the 2025 Anzac Day, and the 2025 Australia Day periods, found that anti-Indigenous hate speech escalated in a step-wise pattern corresponding to major political events.[1]
The data reveals the severity of the problem with concrete metrics: the system detected between 200 and 400 hate posts daily in early 2023, which climbed to over 2,000 posts per day by September, reaching approximately 3,600 posts daily by early October.[1] In 2025, nearly 90 percent of hate speech directly targeting First Nations identity consisted of white supremacist rhetoric and dehumanizing language.[1] The findings align with reports logged by the Call It Out platform, which recorded that approximately 28 percent of reports during the Voice referendum period were related to that campaign, with 57 percent occurring on social media or in media spaces.[1]
The research reflects evolving patterns of online hatred that extend beyond crude slurs to encompass denial of colonial history and organized white supremacist advocacy.[1] The Victoria First Nations Council experienced the real-world impact of this rhetoric, with daily user blocks increasing from two per day to 50 per day following the public debate surrounding the Voice referendum.[1] The findings underscore how online hate speech has transformed into a more organized and threatening form targeting Australia's Indigenous populations.[1]
