Source: The Australian

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,9542527%255E1702,00.html

On May 12, 2004 The Australian reported, "A Sikh man who was asked to remove his turban in an Adelaide hotel dining room will lodge a discrimination complaint. But the hotel denied being prejudiced against Saroop Singh Johal, saying it was strict hotel policy for diners to remove headwear, SBS radio's World View program said tonight. Mr. Johal said he was asked by hotel staff to remove his turban but explained he could not do so, for religious reasons. When staff insisted he remove it, Mr Johal asked to see the hotel manager, but was met with a similar response. Mr. Johal, who is secretary of the Riverland Sikh Society in South Australia, said he had never encountered such overt discrimination in his 24 years in Australia...Mr. Johal said he intended to lodge a formal complaint with the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission over the matter. The Federation of Ethnic Community Councils of Australia said the incident demonstrated a profound ignorance among some Australians about religious diversity."