Tue May 28

Is Australia a racist country? We asked 5 experts

Written by Justin Bergman, International Affairs Editor

Over the weekend at the Sydney Writers’ Festival, high-profile political journalist Laura Tingle told the audience ^[1] Australia is a racist country, and always has been. It prompted widespread media coverage and criticism from Coalition politicians ^[2] and media commentators ^[3].

But is it true? Is Australia fundamentally a racist country?

We asked five experts what they think. Here’s what they had to say.

References

^{^} told the audience (www.smh.com.au)
^{^} Coalition politicians (www.thenewdaily.com.au)
^{^} media commentators (www.ntnews.com.au)

Authors: Justin Bergman, International Affairs Editor

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