A supermarket contractor has been slammed for a racist job advert, banning Indian or Asian applicants. The online advert was posted on Sunday, seeking cleaners for a Coles supermarket at Eastlands Shopping Centre.

The ad in part read: “Store requires no indians or asians please. Must speak english (sic)”. The advert, on the Gumtree website, generated outrage on social media sites, with calls for people to boycott the store and lodge complaints.