‘Speak English!’: Asian woman racially vilified on Gold Coast tram
Mobile phone footage has caught the moment an Australian woman told an Asian passenger to "speak English" on the Gold Coast light rail.
The vision was uploaded to YouTube this week and shows a blonde woman screaming at a nearby passenger for seemingly racially motivated reasons.
“Australian, thank you. You need to f***king speak English, mate,” the woman shouts across the tram to the Asian woman sitting opposite.
The Asian woman responded by saying: “I do”.
The older woman hit back saying: “F***king speak it... you’re f***king in Australia, speak English”.
As the exchange took place other passengers can be heard telling the Australian woman to stop her tirade, with one shouting, "Cut it out".
It appears to have been filmed by a group of students from Merrimac State High, The Gold Coast Bulletin reports.
A spokesperson from tram operator GoldLinQ urged passengers who were on the light rail at the time to come forward.
“It’s disappointing when we see this type of behaviour within the community and we encourage people to contact QPS or a member of our staff for assistance,” the spokesperson for GoldLinQ told the newspaper.
“Tram passengers can use the emergency help points located at each tram door and at stations when staff are not in the immediate area.”
Gold Coast district Superintendent Craig Hanlon condemned the attack and said it would “certainly” be investigated.
“We mostly definitely will be looking into this. I believe in an inclusive and holistic society in which people respect each other and this does not meet community standards so police will certainly be investigated," Hanlon said.
Anyone with information is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page.
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