Australia and racism
'Angry white men' much more intolerant of cultural differences than women (SMH, 24 August 2016) | Australia broadly tolerant but pockets of intense prejudice remain, report shows (GA, 24 August 2016) | Migrants from Africa bear brunt of discrimination but remain positive, Australians Today survey finds (ABC, 24 August 2016). Naively, I'd thought that perhaps because of our different history, Australians might not be as racist towards Africans as, say, Americans or Britons. More fool me.
Half of all Australians want to ban Muslim immigration: poll (SMH, 21 September 2016)
This is not the Australia I know: first Muslim woman MP hits back at immigration poll (SMH, 22 September 2016)
New national snapshot finds 60 per cent of Australians would be concerned if a relative married a Muslim (SMH, 27 September 2016). Survey respondents showed plenty of other forms of Islamophobia - and anti-Semitism.
Turnbull and Shorten denounce 'racial intolerance in any form' in immigration policy (GA, 10 October 2016) "Leaders move parliamentary motion in response to One Nation rhetoric as prime minister says 'inclusive nation' the most effective weapon against terrorism." | Scott Morrison warns resentment to free trade and immigration threatens economy (GA, 30 September 2016). These guys have to walk a fine line between exploiting xenophobia and not actually screwing up the economy.
So what do Australians really think about selecting migrants based on religion? (GA, 13 October 2016) "Surveys do not simply identify a rock-solid public opinion; they explore, with the potential to distort through questions asked."
First Dog on the Moon's reverse-racist history of Australian racial intolerance (GA, 23 September 2016)
Australia's Secret History As A White Utopia, Complete With Slavery (Gizmodo, 17 November 2015). Because I didn't study history, it took me a long time to understand that Australia, too, has indulged in slavery - the Indigenous people's unpaid and sometimes forced labour, the kidnapping of Islanders to work our plantations.
ETA: Muslims face racial discrimination, but don't have protection under act, report finds (SMH, 5 November 2015) "... the Racial Discrimination Act has only a 'limited' ability to protect Muslim Australians, because 'religious identity' is not covered under the act... This is different from Jewish Australians, as the Federal Court has found they have a common 'ethnic origin' and are therefore owed protection under the act." Time for Muslim Australians to have the same protection.
Half of all Australians want to ban Muslim immigration: poll (SMH, 21 September 2016)
This is not the Australia I know: first Muslim woman MP hits back at immigration poll (SMH, 22 September 2016)
New national snapshot finds 60 per cent of Australians would be concerned if a relative married a Muslim (SMH, 27 September 2016). Survey respondents showed plenty of other forms of Islamophobia - and anti-Semitism.
Turnbull and Shorten denounce 'racial intolerance in any form' in immigration policy (GA, 10 October 2016) "Leaders move parliamentary motion in response to One Nation rhetoric as prime minister says 'inclusive nation' the most effective weapon against terrorism." | Scott Morrison warns resentment to free trade and immigration threatens economy (GA, 30 September 2016). These guys have to walk a fine line between exploiting xenophobia and not actually screwing up the economy.
So what do Australians really think about selecting migrants based on religion? (GA, 13 October 2016) "Surveys do not simply identify a rock-solid public opinion; they explore, with the potential to distort through questions asked."
First Dog on the Moon's reverse-racist history of Australian racial intolerance (GA, 23 September 2016)
Australia's Secret History As A White Utopia, Complete With Slavery (Gizmodo, 17 November 2015). Because I didn't study history, it took me a long time to understand that Australia, too, has indulged in slavery - the Indigenous people's unpaid and sometimes forced labour, the kidnapping of Islanders to work our plantations.
ETA: Muslims face racial discrimination, but don't have protection under act, report finds (SMH, 5 November 2015) "... the Racial Discrimination Act has only a 'limited' ability to protect Muslim Australians, because 'religious identity' is not covered under the act... This is different from Jewish Australians, as the Federal Court has found they have a common 'ethnic origin' and are therefore owed protection under the act." Time for Muslim Australians to have the same protection.