A post-exam celebration at a Wagga Wagga pub has stirred controversy after photos circulated online showing people dressed wearing Ku Klux Klan outfits, a Nazi uniform and blackface costume.
The party on Thursday night was billed as a celebration for Charles Sturt University students following the end of the exam period.
The costume theme for the party was advertised as “politically incorrect”.
The Facebook event encouraged people to “grab a kit that would legally get you in shit and hook right in”.
On Thursday night, a photo of six people dressed in offensive costumes was posted to Instagram.
The caption was titled: “Very very politically incorrect. Cotton prices are unreal though so it’s a great time to be pickin’.”
A second photo showed three students dressed as imprisoned Jews in blue and white-striped suits with another student dressed as a Nazi with a swastika on his arm standing behind them.
That photo was also posted to Instagram with the caption: “Jesus Christ, I Jews you as my lord and saviour #csulater #hazingisfun”
The article by Josh Dye appeared in The Sydney Morning Herald.