Racial Discrimination in Australia: Legal and Social Essay

This essay delves into the issue of racial discrimination in Australia, beginning with the Racial Discrimination Act of 1975, which aims to prevent discrimination based on race, color, national or ethnic origin, or immigration status. The essay uses a case study involving workplace discrimination, highlighting the emotional and psychological impact on the victim. It emphasizes the importance of respecting individuals regardless of their background and the need for employers to address discrimination effectively. The essay analyzes statistics regarding racial discrimination, particularly affecting children and youth, and underscores the principle of equal rights for all. It concludes by advocating for a society where individuals treat each other with respect and kindness, promoting unity and understanding. The essay references several sources to support its arguments.

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Racial discrimination is an act that offends human rights. It has therefore been carefully handled
since cases of people being racially discriminated have increased in Australia. The racial
discrimination act of 1975 is the first legislation act in Australia, which prohibits discrimination
on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, or immigration. This act has therefore been
provided to ensure that people of different races are respected, thus helping in the reduction of
discrimination. Everybody who once underwent through a racial discrimination knows how it
feels, thus has enough experience. It is important for people to respect others despite their race,
color, Sex or age. As long as one is willing to do according to the rules and regulations of a place
of work or any place of concern, then they are free to enjoy all the rights. Anybody found red –
handed with a racial discrimination crime must face the law, and undergo through the right
process, until the complainant is satisfied.
According to anti discrimination commission Queensland, the complaint should follow the right
procedures to ensure that all the requirements of apology are met in accordance with the
commission. Therefore, the employer should take the responsibility of ensuring that the right
procedure is followed in the organization of office (KELLY PG 45). Since cases of employees
assaulting other employees have increased in Australia, the ADCQ has ensured that the victims
do not turn back in their progress in life as a result of mistakes done by other people in the
society. The commission therefore took an example of two employees, a senior employee and a
junior employee, who had a racial conflict in the office.
The senior employee racially discriminated the junior employee, and also induced violent on her.
The junior employee was then affected mentally, both at work and at home. Though the
employer tried his level best to reconcile the two employees, the junior employee felt that the
steps taken be the employer towards the senior employee were not enough. The junior employee

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wanted a complete sack of the senior employee from the job (MURRAY PG 45). The employer
however offered to shift the employee to another branch, after warning him. He also threatened
to terminate his job incase of another violent racial discrimination case or a related case. The
junior employee on the other hand had to take a leave, and stay at home, until the violent action n
got over her mind. She however chooses to take the case to the commission, where it was to be
determined.
According to the example, it is clear that everybody feels based when racially discriminated.
There is no way one can feel comfortable when another person is discriminating him or her.
Everybody feels insecure incase a work place has such people who racially discriminate others.
In the above example, the junior employee could not settle until the commission listened to her
case, and the senior employee apologized twice (HUNT PG 36). According to the senior
employee, he was also racially discriminated one day, and so he felt sorry for practicing such a
vice in his life. This made the junior employee find a place in her heart to forgive the senior
employee.
Racial discrimination therefore hurts the complainant. They feel insecure, thus find it difficult to
cope with others in the society. Though many people have faced the same challenge along their
lives, it hurts more. Questions flood in the minds of the victims, and keep on asking themselves
the reason behind the action taken against them. Generally, racial discrimination has affected the
lives of many people today. These people have testimonies of how things occurred in certain day
of their lives. Some of them were sacked and lost their jobs, where else others were denied a
public and government facility, which other people enjoyed free of charge (WALKER NP).
Some people also find it difficult to allow people of different race to be part and parcel of them
in either a working place or a public facility. They therefore make life difficult for these people

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by basking a lot of money, in return of favor, o enjoying the facility. This shows that people have
lost concern toward other people, and are thus not minding about the welfare of other people.
In the society, where the total population is 100%, 50% are children (MITCHELL NP). 35% is
the youth 15% is the married people where else 5% comprises of the aged. 20% of the 50, which
comprise of children have been found to have faced racial discrimination. This has taken place in
different institutions, where these children sought attendance (WOODEN NP). 5% of the 20 who
face the discrimination n are said to have been in school. On the side of the youth, 30% of the 35,
which is the total population of the youth in Australia reported cases of racial discrimination. On
the side of the adults, cases were not many though 1% occurs in a year. The aged are not racially
discriminated, and this shows that the common victims of racial discrimination are the children,
and the youth.
Everybody is important in the society, and no one is above the law. Therefore, equal rights
should be practiced upon everybody. We are all equal, ranging from a child to an adult.
Everybody has senses, and no one is happy when favor is practiced before their eyes, where else
others are discriminate. Since nobody knows what future holds for us and the generation to
come, everybody should treat the other as a brother, a friend but not an enemy. Let us make love
our national anthem, and treat everybody as important in the society, because everybody is worth
it.

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References
HUNT, I. E., & PROVIS, C. (1995). The new industrial relations in Australia. Annandale, NSW,
Federation Press.pg 36
KELLY, D. (1999). Researching industrial relations. Leichardt, NSW, Federation Press. Pg 5
MITCHELL, R., & DEERY, S. (1999). Eployment Relations: the Federation Press.
MURRAY, J. (2005). Work, family and the law. Leichhardt, N.S.W., The Federation Pr pg 45
WALKER, K. F. (1970). Australian industrial relations systems. Wertheim publications in
industrial relations. Cambridge, Harvard University Press.
WOODEN, M. (2000). The transformation of Australian industrial relations. Annandale [u.a.],
Federation Press.