The common country has said Australia`s multiculturalism is doing well, but many Australians still think there is racism in the country. AAP: Julian Smith
A Australia Talks national survey of 54000 people conducted by ABC, an Australian broadcaster, found that although the vast majority of people associate with people from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds, more than 75 per cent believe that racism exists in Australia.
What do these figures say? Journalist Anne Guest (Annie Guest) came to one of Brisbane`s most diverse neighborhoods for answers.
At this time, it was time for Elsie Cowell, 33, an indigenous Australian woman, to drink coffee.
She said she didn`t have to wait in long lines for coffee today, but sometimes she had to wait a little longer because of racial discrimination.
"my experience is that a lot of non-aboriginal white Australians are racists. Racial discrimination is covert these days. They ignore you and put you at the end of the service, [think of you as] crossing the road."
Kuwell lives in Logan (Logan)., a multicultural community in southern Brisbane. There are immigrants from 217 countries living here.
Among them are immigrants from Ayek (Ayik)., Sudan. He is a house painter at the ATM outside the coffee shop.
"I`ve been through a lot of racial discrimination, especially in Melbourne," he told ABC National Radio during Breakfast. "for example, `get back to your hometown` makes me want to fight, but no. Yes, there are white privileges."
Ayek`s view reflects the results of ABC`s Australia Talks national questionnaire of 54000 people, 77 percent of whom believe there is still a lot of racism in Australia.
Professor Kevin Dunn (Kevin Dunn), a social scientist at the University of Western Sydney (Western Sydney University), said the survey supported his previous findings.
"it doesn`t surprise me. Previous studies have shown that more than 70 percent of people think Australians are racists. This is consistent with the results of other national questionnaires. A recent survey of 6000 people also found that 78 percent of respondents thought there was racism in Australia."
He also mentioned historical events, from the period during which aborigines were plundered to the White Australia policy and beyond.
Professor Dunn said: "attitudes towards certain groups have deteriorated at different times in our history, and this is the rise of Islam phobia."
Back at Logan Shopping Center in Brisbane, Norsia Suri (Norsiah Subri), a 55-year-old Muslim woman, is shopping because her client cancelled her previously scheduled private fitness class.
"racism doesn`t really make me angry. Yes, I`ve met people who have been discriminated against. It`s sad that women are crying, which is unfair, because a lot of people have to emigrate with their husbands."
The results of ABC`s Australia Talks survey vary from district to district. Melbourne respondents basically believe that whites have an unfair advantage in Australia, while those who basically disagree live in Maranoia (Maranoa)., a district in western Queensland.
But the questionnaire also found that 87% of people occasionally or often associate with people of different races or nationalities.
These include Heba Ayyub (Hiba Ayoub), who emigrated from Lebanon to the Logan district.
"I`ve lived here for three months, and everyone is friendly and has never experienced any racial discrimination," he said.
Laurence Black (Lawrence Blake), a 52-year-old Maori, also has a lot of positive positively to say. But this is not always the case.
"I have lived here for 20 years and have experienced racial discrimination, but things are changing in the past five years," he said.
The two brothers who emigrated from Asia and a couple emigrated from Iraq told program that they had not been subjected to racial discrimination either.
Experts believe that Australians are becoming more and more tolerant
Experts point out that secondary education in Australia stops racism from arrogance. (ABC News: Sowaibah Hanifie)
Professor Dunn says 10 percent of Australians call themselves racist, but research shows that Australians are becoming more tolerant and less racist.
"We are generally progressive and are making slow and stable progress against racism, indigenous Australians and other ethnic minorities."
"this is due to school education, which has contributed to significant progress in this regard," Professor Dunn said.
One of the changes was the addition of an Australian aboriginal instrument, Digirdo (didgerido), to the Australian national anthem, which is now being played by many schools.
Maya Prodanov (Maya Prodanov), a ninth grader at (Holland Park High School) at Dutch Park High School in Brisbane, says she has received a lot of inclusive education.
"I learned the history of aborigines from my parents and school, which makes you feel bad."
"the skin color should not be a problem," said.
Friends of her other ethnic groups have also been subjected to racial discrimination.
"I`ve only met once or twice," said her ninth grader, Mackenzie Berg (Mackenzie Berg). "it`s nothing."
Other students also told ABC, that there were many racist jokes among people from different cultural backgrounds, but it was not offensive.
