Australi A Strong Culture Of Racism - 1660 Words

Did you know that a staggering 97% of indigenous Australians experience racial abuse on a regular basis even though this is their homeland? Australia has developed a strong culture of racism, caused by its long history of discrimination. Despite this a large majority of the population are in denial of its existence. The grim reality is that this bigotry is affecting all aspects of society including health, the economy, housing, unemployment rate and social unity. We must act, in order to decrease the levels of racially motivated abuse seen in today’s society. This problem is slowly dividing our society To eradicate this issue, Australia must first accept that it has a serious problem .something that the majority of Australians with a European background have refused to do. Ever since white man wrongfully invaded and colonised this land, our intolerance of cultural diversity has constantly affected Australia. Prior to 1788, there were approximately 250,000 aborigines in Australia. However, as a result of the horrific torture, rape and systematic genocide caused by white man there are only 60,000 alive today. Over the years, the Australian government have created many racist policies such as the white Australia policy, where only white people had the right to Australian citizenship, in fact, the original owners of this land weren’t even classified as people/citizens until 1967. Despite Australia’s racist history, people are reluctant to accept the fact that racism