Federal MP David Repacholi has condemned racist stickers appearing around Cessnock in New South Wales’ Hunter Region, warning that attempts to spread hate and division would not be accepted in the local community.

In a social media post, Repacholi described the stickers as “disgusting racist” material and called on residents to report their locations so they could be removed.

“Enough of this racist bullshit,” he wrote.

“The cowards spreading this rubbish don’t represent our community.”

The latest stickers reportedly depicts a man of Indian appearance defecating on a street, alongside the message:

“If this is you culture? We don’t like it”.

It also states that “32% of Australia’s population is foreign born”, claims India is “at the top of that list” and calls for:

“REMIGRATION NOW!”

Repacholi said racism had no place in Cessnock or the wider Hunter Region.

“Racism isn’t welcome in Cessnock. It isn’t welcome in the Hunter. And it won’t go unchallenged,” he said.

“We’re better and stronger than the hate and division these people are trying to spread.”

He urged residents who had seen the stickers to tell him where they were located so the material could be reported and removed.

“Don’t give these cowards any more publicity than they deserve,” he added.

The latest incident follows a similar controversy in July, when racist leaflets targeting Indian migrants and promoting anti-immigration messages were reportedly distributed in letterboxes across Kurri Kurri, also in the Hunter Region.

The leaflets urged residents to “keep curry” out of the town and promoted concepts including “remigration” and the preservation of culture.

Repacholi condemned that material at the time, warning that racist leaflets had been distributed across the community and saying local doctors had already faced racist comments and abuse.

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