https://www.global-briefing.org/2011/10/a-political-fist-fight/ Telephone: +44 1223 488814 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:07:11 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.5.3 https://www.global-briefing.org/2011/10/a-political-fist-fight/comment-page-1/#comment-117 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:07:11 +0000 http://www.global-briefing.org/?p=4182#comment-117 It seems to me that the Australian government needs to restore a sense of perspective, as stated above ‘Australia does not have a very big refugee problem’ and ‘fewer than 7000 people arrived by boat last year’. These facts need to be better communicated and emphasized to the Australian people if Australia’s somewhat institutionally racist mindest is to be improved. Such is the extent of racism towards Austalia’s indigenous peoples, it is sad to see that they are no longer even considered worthy enough in the eyes of the nation to constitute a political vote-earner, unlike carbon tax and asylum seekers. Australia’s government needs to stop and think before they become yet more defined by their negative attitudes towards prople of non-western nations.

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