Is Australia a racist country? We asked five experts
'If you are talking about a process in which distinctions between people based on colour, ethnicity, nationality, culture or background are used to allocate resources broadly in society, that’s racism.'
Over the weekend at the Sydney Writers’ Festival, high-profile political journalist Laura Tingle told the audience Australia is a racist country, and always has been. It prompted widespread media coverage and criticism from Coalition politicians and media commentators.
But is it true? Is Australia fundamentally a racist country?
We asked five experts what they think. Here’s what they had to say.
https://www.crikey.com.au/2024/05/29/australia-racist-country-laura-tingle-sydney-writers-festival/CLICK on the link and Read the commentary.
