Introduction
Based upon the definition of racism, it is the credence members of an ethos suppress to retain abilities to differentiate inferiority towards alternative ethnicity. Contemporary social issues are presented by a survey which acknowledges racism being an omnipresent importance of the Australian public, with twenty percent of Australians surveyed suffering bigotry. Moreover, additional evidence supports the 1975 Commonwealth Racial Discrimination Act, permitting all inhabitants to live in full equivalence regardless race, colour, national or ethnic origin.
The controversial debate of racism in Australia will always be prominent. Nevertheless, the antagonism Australia withholds to egalitarianism amid minorities can be seen as
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provocative, whilst preserving Anglo-Australians/Caucasian privileged stature. This investigation examines prejudice in Australia and is or could be eradicated with Australian social development. The report’s investigation is distributed into the subsequent focus questions, with individually exploratory the issue by a different perception: 1. What social issues arise from racism within Indigenous communities? 2. What political rights do racism victims have in Australia? 3. Has there been an influx of racism in Australian society recently? The investigation topic was chosen to revamp my perceptive understanding of the multiple aspects relating to contemporary societies of racism in local contexts. Also the incisive ideals about societies and cultural issues of racism and the consequence of this contentious issue concerning social change inside Australian societies. To gain a perceptive and in-depth knowledge of the connections between eradication of racism and the prosperity of impartiality for minorities. The extensive assortment of sources were utilised to formulate this report include, primary sources and secondary sources. Primary sources, such as interviews and a survey were conducted with those in the wider community and secondary sources as credible internet sites, newspaper articles providing factual evidence and books to identify personal standpoints and sentiments which accentuated a range of perspectives to support primary sources. What social issues arise from racism within Indigenous communities? Racism devalues a person’s individuality and demolishes communal cohesion by generating divisions inside society. Racism could be considered a menace as it can bring apprehension to solidity of national identity, produces a nationwide division between those who condone racism and encourage a diverse community. It’s recognized that mutually indigenous Australians and Torres Strait Islanders wellbeing is far-off when equated to additional minorities. Insinuations which communities face quotidian can comprise; little employment rates, incarceration, minimal income, subnormal housing, ill health and low lifespan expectancy. Unfortunately, 97 percentile of Indigenous Australians experience racism daily by Caucasian Australians despite racism being a violation of Human Rights. This issue is so problematic in many Australian citizens’ lives, a survey was created to support my research, and the survey was online via Survey Monkey. This survey was to comprehend the understanding of racism within the wider community regarding their opinions and thoughts. The analyzation of the results was not surprising as many participants agree with egalitarianism, however participants are concerned for Caucasian Australian’s being most responsible for systemic racism. The data collected and depicted in this example display a small percentage of the diverse opinions concerning the wider community – survey participants. Their ideals on racism reveals that 42.50% the survey participants believe discrimination is predominately caused from Caucasian individuals. Additionally, from another survey completed in 2014, one in five Caucasian Australian’s admitted if an indigenous Australian sat beside them, they’d move further away. Inelegantly the statistics develop further deplorable, with one third of Australians believing indigenous Australians should behave more like ‘other Australians’ .These survey results represent the challenging life indigenous communities face consistently, this impact of racial discrimination can be overseen as historical divergence – stolen generation. The public apology within 2008 from former Australian Prime Minister; Kevin Rudd whom apologised on behalf of the Australian government for the Stolen Generation, “We apologise for the indignity, the degradation, and the humiliation these laws embodied”. Contrastingly from the apology, the systemic racism is still present from detailed findings from BeyondBlue, it delineates discrimination against Indigenous communities’ is more prevalent than other forms of harassment within Australia, with more than half of Australians witnessing discriminatory behaviours. These statistics arise concerns for Australia, segregation has occurred from the consistent pressure on the indigenous community. Ultimately from an interview with a racism victim of Indigenous background – Mark Taylor, he describes life being ‘challenging from the ruling based upon his heritage’. He describes his life being ‘ looked down upon or easily judged’ based upon his skin colour and appearance. Mark also found authority has been stricter and suspicious towards him when compared to a Caucasian, this differentially has caused tension and awkwardness in workforce and community activities. What political rights do racism victims have in Australia? With the myth of ‘Fair go’ causing societal changes and protecting Australian’s against criticism of invidious reception of indigenous Australians or minorities juxtapose to Anglo-Australians and Caucasian citizens.
Withal, the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 dispenses preservation encompassing the law regarding inequitable treatment established adjacent race, colour, descent, ethnic origin or immigrant status. Utilising the RDA can supply refuge surrounding public life – employment, education, accommodation, accessing public places and transportation services. When is prejudiced demeanour based on ethnicity not against the law? The RDA claims to balance ‘freedom of speech’ and living free from racial abhorrence, the following predicaments are not against the law – artistic performance or composition, academic/scientific debate, reports for public interest and fair comments representing …show more content…
expression. Despite these eventualities the most frequent discriminatory harassment comprises within the workforce, Recently Toyota in South Melbourne has been sued over for abuse against a Sri Lankan employee and other foreign customers.
The perpetrators referred to the employee and other customers as being ‘curry munchers’ or ‘boat people’. Disputation aroused when the company declined the employee’s claims, with relying on investigation by a WorkSafe insurer that rejected worker’s compensation on the basis of management acted “rationally”. Luckily, the RDA has a legal procedure to prevent racial discrimination – contacting the Australian Human Rights Commission, furthermore the political right racism victims have is a solicitor, advocate or trade union, which may protest on the victims’ behalf. To lodge a complaint, firstly, fulfilling a remonstrance document via online or hardcopy, for those whom English isn’t a first language a translator is available. Conversely, Anti-racism gambits were required across Australia, as racial bigotry can be seen as a mounting culture that is urgently mandatory to be controlled. This is a prime sample of racism in Australia and how it’s still a prominent concern for many citizens. Additional awareness and fortification should be provided for everyone in contradiction of discrimination. Contrastingly, many Muslim Australians also experience discrimination and racial abuse, from a report comprised from Australian Human Rights Commission, the RDA
only has a ‘limited’ ability for Islamic Australians as ‘Religious Identity’ is not covered. A report explains that if a Muslim is experiencing racial discrimination, discovering legal avenues might aid and obtain justice. Additionally, recently Muslim women were asked and their response was they felt uncomfortable shopping and changed store locations; whilst a group of Islamic musicians cancelled their public performance due to fears of attacks whilst using public transport. A survey was completed to recognise the apprehension of discriminatory systemic racism and legal acknowledgements for victims in the wider community. The results concluded interesting and that many participants are not aware of legal procedures available for discriminatory victims. The data collected and depicted within this survey questions displays a small percentage of the opinions concerning the wider community. Their ideals on political racism reveals that 58.54% the survey participants are aware of policies available for racism victims, whilst only 41.46% of survey responses understand legal procedures they could take if they suffer from unjust abuse. These results reflect the minimal awareness of legal procedures undertaken in Australia these results could improve by resourcing more media outlets. Has there been an influx of racism in Australian society recently? Recently, on July 27th a “Brisbane man has been praised after standing up to a 'xenophobic' woman at a bus stop who told him his family should "go back to New Zealand". Throughout the incident, the victim filmed the interaction on his phone, the perpetrator accused the man to be a foreigner and telling him he and his father do not belong in Australia. The controversial debate of racism existing in Australia will always be prominent. Regarding this outlook ‘Xenophobia’ is can be seen as a growing epidemic with profound disagreement on if assimilation is desirable as all are equivalent in decrees of God. With the influx of immigration, it has aroused anxiety and preconception over the segregate suburban enclaves and individuals associated with these minorities across Australia. With Racial discrimination unlawful across all Australian communities whenever it impairs an individuals’ equal enjoyment of their Human Rights and fundamental freedoms as shown in Article 5 of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination Unfortunately another influx of racism has been the Islamic religion and culture. Co- host of Channel Nine – Today Extra, Sonia Kruger is scared of Muslim people and would like to see immigration stopped. It would not be recommended to ban Islamic immigration to Australia, as it could provoke the Islamic State propaganda, recruitments and allow credence with the extremists for discrimination of Islam and Westernise culture. Lastly, the individuals whom believe all Muslims will attack other religions is highly debatable erroneous as many terror attacks have murdered more Muslims than those of other religion. Contrastingly, from the recent survey taken the data displayed concerning results. 63.41% of survey participants consider themselves to be racist in particular situations, whilst 36.59% consider themselves not racist. These results can be seen as concerning. To fix these results, it could be recommended to create more awareness and support diversity - multiculturalism could be considered as a menace as it can bring apprehension to solidity of national identity, produces a nationwide division between those who condone multiculturalism and encourage a diverse community, however majority of the Australian public fortifies cultural tolerance and value a culturally commix society. Conclusion In conclusion every Australian deserves the entitlement of equality and non-discrimination within the community due to them being minorities or un-Caucasian. Racism might always be prominent within Australia, with many still withholding egalitarianism whist sometimes preserving Anglo-Australians/Caucasian stature. This investigation was to examine prejudice and racial harassment across Australia and how in the future social development and cohesion might eradicate racism. With Australian laws such as; Commonwealth Racial Discrimination Act it promotes awareness of inequitable behaviour and approbation, whilst reinforcing inclusiveness. Interviewing an Indigenous Man – Mark Taylor, he still suffers from xenophobia and racial harassment throughout his daily life. He also still feels there has been no social cohesion or development with Caucasian community and indigenous community, from the Kevin Rudd speech in 2008. Lastly, throughout this investigation a perceptive understanding of prosperity of impartiality amid minorities has identified many concerns relating to foreign religion, skin colour and ethnicity which many Caucasian citizens find ‘intimidating’ or stereotyping a culture for ‘terrorists’, ‘criminals’ or ‘dirty’.
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Maestro by Peter Goldsworthy provides an insight into 1960s/70s Australia and helps reinforce common conceptions about Australian culture. One common conception Goldsworthy reinforces in this text is Australia’s increasing acceptance of multiculturalism. Maestro, set in the 1960s to 1970s, shows Australians growing more accepting and tolerant of other cultures. This shift in perspective was occurring near the end of the White Australia/Assimilation Policy, which was phased out in the late 1970s/early 1980s. An example of this shifted perspective in Maestro is Paul’s father’s opinion about living in Darwin:
Over the years Australia has had many different problems with racism and racism affecting peoples’ lives. Many racial groups have been affected, most significantly the Aboriginals. The end of world war two in 1945 marked a huge change in types of racism. Australia went from the ‘superior’ white Australians dominating over immigrants and aboriginals. To a relatively multicultural and accepting society that is present today.
...ndigenous recognition and the removal of racist remarks has been an on-going theme for a vast majority of time. The necessity of Constitutional reform to close the gap on cultural divide as well as support the on-going concept of reconciliation is essential in ensuring Australia continues to improve and nurture its relationship with Indigenous peoples. The process of amendment through referendum has proven to be problematic in the past, with the success rate exceptionally low. Though with key factors such as bi-partisan support, widespread public knowledge and correct management, the alteration to remove racial discrimination and provide recognition for Indigenous persons within the Constitution is highly achievable. If proposed and eventually passed, this will provide assistance in eliminating many of the cultural gaps Indigenous persons face throughout society.
Throughout the world, in history and in present day, injustice has affected all of us. Whether it is racial, sexist, discriminatory, being left disadvantaged or worse, injustice surrounds us. Australia is a country that has been plagued by injustice since the day our British ancestors first set foot on Australian soil and claimed the land as theirs. We’ve killed off many of the Indigenous Aboriginal people, and also took Aboriginal children away from their families; this is known as the stolen generation. On the day Australia became a federation in 1901, the first Prime Minister of Australia, Edmund Barton, created the White Australia Policy. This only let people of white skin colour migrate to the country. Even though Australia was the first country to let women vote, women didn’t stand in Parliament until 1943 as many of us didn’t support female candidates, this was 40 years after they passed the law in Australian Parliament for women to stand in elections. After the events of World War Two, we have made an effort to make a stop to these issues here in Australia.
After the release of Rabbit Proof Fence, many `politically right' white Australians tried to promote that the film was based on myth and misunderstanding but in facet is not as the film itself promotes the openness of racism. Racism was not only a problem is Australia but throughout the world and is continuing to stay a problem, even in our own backyard. The racism between the white Australians and the Aborigines is quite similar to the racism shown in schools and even in parliament here in New Zealand between the Maori and Europeans, or once again between the `white' and the `black'.
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Racism (n): the prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other race (Wordnet search, 1), a controversial topic in today’s society, a subject that many people try to sweep under the rug, but yet a detrimental problem that has been present in America since the colonial era. Will this dilemma come to a halt? Can all Americans see each other as equals despite their skin color and nationality; and what role has it played in past generations versus today’s generations and how will it affect our future? Has this on going way of thinking gotten better or worse? These are questions raised when many think about the subject; especially members of American ethnic groups and backgrounds, because most have dealt with racial discrimination in their life time.
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Within Australia, beginning from approximately the time of European settlement to late 1969, the Aboriginal population of Australia experienced the detrimental effects of the stolen generation. A majority of the abducted children were ’half-castes’, in which they had one white parent and the other of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent. Following the government policies, the European police and government continued the assimilation of Aboriginal children into ‘white’ society. Oblivious to the destruction and devastation they were causing, the British had believed that they were doing this for “their [Aborigines] own good”, that they were “protecting” them as their families and culture were deemed unfit to raise them. These beliefs caused ...
presents itself in a more discrete way than racism in other countries. Racism in other countries goes further than just having a bias towards races. In other countries racism denies the people of certain races privileges that everyone should have access to, as well as creates a prejudice that leads to minority groups to be treated badly. An example of this can be found in the video “Understanding Systematic Oppression and Institutionalized Racism” by Kyol Blakeney from TedxYouth in Sydney. In his Ted talk Kyol Blakeney compares the chance of an African American in the U.S to end up in jail to an Aboriginal Australian to end up in jail and found that an Aboriginal Australian is 14 times more likely to end up in jail. This example shows that the institutionalized racism in Australia is so present that it affects minority groups like that aboriginal Australian which make up 2.7 % of the population on a huge scale. The fact that racism in the form of an institution which stems from racial bias affects minority groups not just in the U.S. but also cross-culturally in other
The Race Relations Act 1976 was established to prevent any form of discrimination occurring on the grounds of race. Under this act individuals are protected and shielded on the basis of colour, race, nationality etc. This Act also includes the rights for an individual who is treated less favourably because of someone’s race. The Race Relations Act 1976 makes race discrimination unlawful in employment, education, training and provision of goods, facilities and services. The Race Relations Act 1976 defines discrimination as direct, indirect and victimisation. The Race Relations Amendment Act 2000 came into force on the 2nd of April 2001. This Act requires all public authorities to make the promotion of racial equality central. This allows public
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Racism and social disadvantage being the by-products of Australian colonisation have become reality for Aboriginal people from the early beginnings as well as being prevalent to this day. There exists a complex and strong association between racism and Aboriginal poor health, assisting in the undermining of the emotional and social wellbeing of this Indigenous group. Racism has an adverse and insidious effect upon the psychological and physical health of the Aboriginal people, as it gnaws away on the mental state of the individual, having detrimental consequence upon the standard of acceptable health in today 's modern society. The effects of this discrimination become the catalyst towards the undermining of one 's self esteem which leads to detrimental stress levels, self-negativity and having the potential
The term was used again recently in a report by McCullen (Safer Bristol Partnership, 2017) on the death of Bijan Ebrahimi where the findings specifically stated that no individual within the police or social services were found to be intentionally racist, but found evidence of both discriminatory behaviour and institutional racism within both services and suggested that change was needed for dealing with complaints of racist behaviour. There is no suggestion from the case study that Sanjay has been the victim of racism, however, the judicial, social and mental health services need to be alert to the negative implications of possible personal and institutional unconscious bias when treating