does racism exsist in australia?

Answer 1

Racisim exists where ever there is more than one race present.

Answer 2

In fact racism is everywhere let alone Australia. People are ridiculed at for their colour, creed, class etc. I for one have suffered enormously in this regard from none other than my own folks and the world should wake up to the reality that everyone is born equal in the world. The subject is getting more attention these days because of the social mobility all over the world. People go out to other parts of the world on study, on job, on business etc. The mobility brings with it both the advantages and the disadvantages of for mankind. The problem of racism can be countered by staying calm in the event of racist attacks, and adopting a soft approach to the whole issue.

Answer 3

Yeah there is a small amount here, not to the extent that you seem to have in America, and the thing with Australians not liking Americans is quite true, dont ask me what thats about cause its been the case for more than 20 years.

But there is racism in all nations, to realise this all you need to do is travel around the world.

Answer 4

Racism exists all over the world. Unfortunately, we still haven't evolved enough spiritually to understand that our skin colour is just the wrapping that we were born with. I've been fortunate enough to travel extensively and I would have to say that in the 30 years I lived in Australia, I didn't ever personally experience racism; although derogatory terms such as "abo", "wog", "skip", "coon", and "nip", are used rather frequently. I guess it depends upon where you live in Australia. I know that in Sydney there is some hostility towards Lebanese, which is unfortunate. I think we all need to base our opinions on personal experience with individuals. There is good and bad in every race.

Answer 5

When I visted Perth (Australia) in 2002 I walked round the exhibition at the Museum of Western Australia on "The Stolen Generations". It was something I had never heard about - it did touch a chord as I am of mixed descent being 7th generation Anglo-Indian. I would imagine, particualrly after the film "the Rabbit Proof Fence" that many wounds are yet to be healed.

The Stolen Generations (Web sites)
According to one site between 1910 and 1970 up to 100,000 Aboriginal children were taken forcibly or under duress from their families by police or welfare officers .
They are known as the ‘Stolen Generations’.

Look on GOOGLE for "the stolen generations" you will find sites such as
http://apology.west.net.au/
http://www.eniar.org/stolen.html
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/special/rsjproject/rsjlibrary/hreoc/stolen/

"The Rabbit Proof Fence"
I give part of a review I found on web below:

Based on true events, "Rabbit-Proof Fence" is a moving story of racial prejudice, agoraphobic desert vistas, and amazing endurance as three girls walk 1,500 miles to find their mothers in 30s Australia.

These are the shocking facts behind the movie: during the early years of the 20th century, white Australians panicked about the supposed disaster of an "unwanted third race" of "half-caste" Aborigine children.

Special detention centres were set up across the continent to keep the mixed race children from "contaminating" the rest of Australian society, and orders were given to forcibly remove "half-caste" children from their families.

It was a disastrous, racist policy that brought about the misery of the so-called "stolen generations".

Having been forcible separated from their natural mothers, three girls - Molly (Sampi), Daisy (Sansbury), and Gracie (Monaghan) - escape from the Moore River Native Settlement, presided over by AO Neville (Branagh).

With an epic journey ahead of them, the girls set out to find their way back home by following the rabbit-proof fence that stretches across the Outback.


By highlighting the realities of this hidden genocide (unbelievably, the policy continued until the early 70s), "Rabbit-Proof Fence" stands as a powerful, worthy testimony to the suffering of the stolen generations

Answer 6

Yes. Racism exists in many countries.

Answer 7

What? Do you think they are all as happy and carefree as Steve was?? I just received a nasty E-mail from an Australian idiot that HATES Americans....So, there you go. Same as any other country, they have good people, they have complete assholes.

Answer 8

May not be in explicit and crude form. But in a subtle refined form, it exists wherever human races are there.

Answer 9

Yes of course.
But there are areas where it's hardly noticeable and others where it is extremely bad.

Just like every country that is multi-cultural I would think.

Answer 10

Unfortunately, racism exist everywhere....