We're only as racist as our pollies make us out to be

James Arvanitakis

We're only as racist as our pollies make us out to be

James Arvanitakis

Institute for Culture & Society

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An issue that is often raised is the experience of Indian students in Australia - not only the attacks of last year, but the more general encounters between Australians and Indians. In the context of a history that includes the mistreatment of indigenous Australians and the infamous ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢"šÂ¬Ã‹Å“White Australia PolicyÃƒÂ¢Ã¢"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢, I am asked: ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢"šÂ¬Ã‹Å“Is Australia a racist country?ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢

Original language	English
Journal	The Punch
Publication status	Published - 2011

Keywords

Australia
Indian students
multiculturalism
racism

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We're only as racist as our pollies make us out to be

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