Can any of you blokes actually read - Abbott was not called the "new face of racism" he was called "the face of new racism".
Then the concept of "new racism" was then explained by substituting a persons religion for their race.
racism (noun)
the belief that all members of each race (RELIGION) possess characteristics, abilities, or qualities specific to that race (RELIGION) , especially so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race (RELIGION).
I wouldn't have thought it was a difficult concept to understand but clearly I am wrong.