Racism State: Impacts of Racism on Australian Society and Immigration

This report delves into the multifaceted issue of racism within Australian society, examining both 'everyday racism' and institutional forms. The author explores personal experiences and observations in Kimberley and Queensland, highlighting the discrimination faced by Aboriginal communities, including stereotypes, cultural insensitivity, and systemic biases in education, transportation, and healthcare. The report also investigates institutional racism, citing examples of governmental actions and discriminatory practices in healthcare and employment. Furthermore, it analyzes the impacts of immigration on Australian society, discussing both positive contributions and negative consequences such as resource scarcity and wage issues. The author emphasizes the need for governmental intervention to address racial problems and promote unity within society, drawing upon various reports, census data, and personal interviews to support the analysis. The report concludes with a call for addressing the challenges faced by Aboriginal people and migrants to foster a more equitable society.

Running head: RACISM STATE
Racism and its impacts
Name of the student:
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Answer to question 1
Monday, August 7, 2017, 6.30 am.
The word “everyday racism” includes certain discriminations by way of ignorance or
different treatment. In the words of Anne Barnes, this types of racism works as virus
regarding those persons who are affected by it. These types of racism reflect from the human
behaviour and the affected persons are facing gross mental dilemma regarding the same.
Professor Alvin Alvarez has termed the everyday racism as the racial micro-aggressions
(Royer, 2014).
I arrived at Kimberley, a place nearby Western Australia. The place is well known for its
aboriginal origins. I wanted to explore myself in the sphere of everyday racism and I thought
that it could not be possible without experienced the same practically. The aboriginals are
facing the everyday racism and I wanted to explore the reason of it, as they are the oldest part
of the continent of Australia (Malaspinas et al., 2016). However, I reached at the border of
that place and when I entered into it, I felt there are certain limitations in this place. There
was a little chance to interact with the people and I was tired of that (Christen, 2015). I
somehow managed to communicate with a person there and he told me about the problem
with the indigenous people here.
Tuesday, August 8, 2017, 10.30 am.
I had stayed at a motel somewhere in the locality. I had an interaction with the
receptionist of the motel, Barnes, on the next day regarding the main reasons for the racial
discriminations. The first point that are come up from the discussion was that the stereotype
mentality of the so-called white colour citizens (Nelson et al., 2015). Aboriginals are the

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oldest race in this globe and their body structures are different from the rest parts of the
Australia. As per the report of the Western Sydney University, almost 25% of aboriginal
persons are facing everyday racism comparative to other classes of the Australian society
(Correa-Velez et al., 2017). Their facial structure is different from the other classes of people
and as per the western mentality; they are looking as the dinosaurs. The aboriginals are
violated for their way of living and customs they are performed.
The racial problems of Australia are connected to its old origin and the
governmental negligence is provoking the matter. As per the report, there has been an inter-
ethnic relation existed in Australia. there are a number of Acts are enacted to stop this racism
including racial Discrimination Act 1975, Racial Hatred Act 1995, Human Rights and Equal
Opportunity Commission Act 1986. In spite of all these legislations, the aboriginal persons
are facing everyday racism in academic sectors and other steps of the society (Came,
McCreanor & Simpson, 2017). According to a census, the aboriginals are facing behavioural
discrimination in case of transportation and the annual discrimination rate regarding the same
is almost 60%.
I had interacted with the Pintupi tribes and communicated with a descent of that tribe
who had revealed that the main problem behind the discrimination is the lack of English
language among the tribes. While staying in Queensland, I had certain interaction with Katie
West, an indigenous origin who had expressed her experiences in the University and in the
hostel she used to stay before. It had been told by her that the warden of the hostel told her
not to use earphone publicly. However, when some white coloured residential are using the
same, he did not protest it. The story of Katie can be seen everywhere in different contents of
Australia. The report by the Sydney University revealed the fact that more than 6000
aboriginal people are humiliating every year. According to the researchers, the rate of

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discrimination regarding the aboriginals is escalating in nature and there is a need of urgent
interference by the government.
Answer to question no. 2
Thursday, August 10, 2017
Today I had come across a term called as Institutional racism. The term institutional
racism is applicable when a person is being discriminated through an institution or certain
companies. Institutional racism can be termed as systematic racism. I had read a newspaper
content on the same and got certain information regarding the institutional racism when the
government of South Australia had denied providing fund to the legal aid for aboriginals. The
term was for the first time coined by Kwame Ture in Charles v Hamilton case. In the words
of Neil Gillespie, who is leading the aboriginal legal rights movement for years accused the
governmental initiatives as the worst offender in this case. The government structure in
Australia put a limitation to the indigenous as well as the immigrants and it provokes the
others to misbehave with them racially (Hollinsworth, 2013). I had gone through one
interview section of Niel Gillespie, where he had brought allegation against many news
journalists who had failed to show sufficient interest in the matter and pointed their finger on
the racial stereotypical behaviour to avoid the real cause of the same.
Racism in Australia is spreading its wings day today and affecting the social life of
Australia. In every steps of the society, aboriginals have to face discrimination and the
situation gone worst when institutions like school, University, government office or from the
health care section reject them.

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Sunday, August 13, 2017
Today I went to the Aboriginal Development Council and talked to many indigenous
decedents regarding their problem faced by the institutional racism. C Johnson, an aboriginal
descent, had shared his personal experience regarding his daughter. He told that his daughter
has been applied for job for last two years and each time she has to face insulting words
because of her aboriginal origin (Corrigan, 2015). Saggy Lawren stated her personal
observation regarding the same when she faced serious discrimination in the hospital and
denied by the doctor to provide sufficient medical care because of her origin. Professor Gavin
Mooney supports the health care discrimination and he had stated this as the worst
institutional racism in the modern time. This acts as a social phenomenon, the affected
persons are become depressed for that, and sometimes they were forced to commit suicide for
the same. I had also examined the statement of the Race Discrimination Commissioner Tim
Soutphommasane who ascertained the situation as a complex phenomenon.
Monday, August 14, 2017
I visited in North Eastern Community Hospital at Campbelltown, South Australia. I
had an interaction with a Medical observer about the institutional racism. He stated that many
a times, aboriginals are refused to get medical benefits due to their origins. It is the stereotype
mentality of the Australians, who think that aboriginal origins have no basic rights to enjoy.
A patient of that hospital narrated his struggling story for admitting in the hospitals and his
daily experience in the hospital wards. There are certain steps are taken for the benefit of the
aboriginals. Australian Indigenous Doctor’s Association has committed themselves to address
the grievance of the aboriginal people in health care sector. I had gone through a report by
National Mental Health Association and as per the statement of the report; almost 27%
students are facing mental stress for the institutional racism.

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However, medical institution is only one of the examples of the institutional racism.
The aboriginals are facing the discrimination at every level of the society. Students are facing
trouble in school and universities. Graduates have to face serious discrimination in job sectors
and interview sessions. In my opinion, the racism should not be institutionalised. It should be
curbed and the message of unity should be served within the society.
Answer to the question no. 6
Wednesday, August 16, 2017
My research on the racial discrimination and impacts of the same has sharpened a lot
and pass through many milestones. Today I had made certain observations on the impacts of
the immigration on the Australian society and gained certain knowledge on the same. All
that Australia is a multi-cultural society know it. Many refugees are migrated in this continent
looking for shelters and food. Australia has signed many treaties and conventions regarding
refugee rehabilitation. Therefore, immigration is attached with the culture and society of
Australia and creates serious impact on the same (Forrest & Dunn, 2013).
There are positive and negative impacts create on the society and the political arena of
Australia. It has been seen that the migrants devoted themselves in the work places and
delivered hard labour regarding the same to establish them in the society. Australia has
established certain organisations to facilitate the immigration process such as Department of
Immigration and Border Protection (Meiklejohn et al., 2015).
The ethnicity of the migrants is effective in nature and the culture is transferred
among the stages of the society. The migrants are also interested to adopt the lingual matters
so that they can bring up with the society. Gurvinder Singh is an Indian citizen, who drives
taxi in the area of South Australia and has been living there for last 15 years. He had stated

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that the locality he lives in is quite friendly and he gets certain facilities from the locals as
well as from the governments (Akbari & MacDonald, 2014). I have come through certain
programs that are specified for giving the migrants an opportunity to develop their skills and
resettle them in the Australian society. Even supports are providing by the Australian
governments to set up businesses in Australia. The migrants are very much responsible for
the multiculturalism in the society of Australia (Drinkwater, 2017).
Apart from the positive sides, there are certain negative impacts of the immigration in
the Australian society too. In recent years, Australia has to face a massive migration rate and
growth regarding the arena of population. Therefore, certain immediate problems accrued
here. The negative impacts can be categorised into the following:
 Resource scarcity,
 Waging problem,
 Unemployment,
 Placement shortage, and
 Environmental degradation.
Thursday, August 17, 2017
Resource scarcity involves natural resources and the immediate impacts of it cause
deteriorating economic outcome. When I had enquired into the facts and outcome of the
same, I had noticed that some continents of the Tasmania facing serious electric shortage
these days and the migration creates impact on the fish stock of the states (Goudie, 2013).
Both the Australian community and the migrants face the second problem as well. As
per the government report, the rates of the migrated persons are increasing day today and
most of them are engaging themselves in certain companies or in the industries. Therefore,

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there is a laxity regarding the waging system has observed and the Australian society has to
face a lot of trouble regarding the same.
As per the Australian financial review, one of the serious outcomes of the
immigration is resulted in unemployment. Dilemma arose when the migrants are becoming
eligible by the skilled program conducted by Australia and entered into the job sphere of the
country. I have come across many persons as well as the job seekers who are migrated here
and their problems regarding the same had also been noted by me. The main obstacle is that
the Australians are following white policy and the immediate effect of the same affects the
migrated community at large.
What have learned from this entry that racial matters has created serious impacts on
the society of Australia and the existence of the aboriginals are endangered by the stereotype
mentality of the Australians. Many journals and the reports are verifying the truth of the facts.
In my opinion, all the racial problems should be considered by the government for the
betterment of the society.

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