A Hindu temple and Asian-operated businesses in Melbourne were defaced with racist graffiti, sparking a police investigation into hate-motivated attacks. The incidents, condemned by authorities and community leaders, are being treated as linked. This follows a separate racist assault in Adelaide, where an Indian man was brutally attacked after being told to "f--- off, Indian."
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