'Systemic' racism exposed in Australian universities by landmark report

Описание: ICYMI: A landmark study has revealed "systemic" racism across Australian universities, with more than 70 per cent of students and staff respondents reporting experiencing or witnessing racist behaviour directed at their communities.

The Racism@Uni study, which collected responses from 42 Australian universities, found Jewish and Palestinian students and staff bore the brunt of ingrained racism at universities, with many institutions failing to address hate speech on campus.

People from Indigenous, Asian, Middle Eastern, African, Pasifika, Māori and Muslim backgrounds have also faced high rates of racism.

Race discrimination commissioner Giridharan Sivaraman said some of "the most harrowing quotes in this report are from students who talk about horrifically racist things said by tutors and academics".

"The thing about racism is it's often death by a thousand cuts, it's not just one particular thing ... racism is something that betrays a university's duty of care," he said.

"Only 6 per cent of people who experienced it were willing to make a complaint, and that is a systemic issue ... that is a structural issue, a lack of faith in the complaints processes at universities to report racism, a lack of trust and a belief that nothing will happen."

The study's 47 recommendations included universities having a positive duty to stamp out racism, the creation of national and university-specific anti-racism plans and more reporting and transparency requirements.

Read more about the report findings here: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/a...

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