Our survey of 2380 young people aged 13-17 found that 89% had either experienced or witnessed racism. Racism most commonly happened at school (43%) or online (33%).
At school
Racism looks like: Being bullied for how you look, what you eat or what you wear, being made to feel different from other students or when teachers don't stand up to racism when it happens.
"My son told me that his teacher said not to bother studying because people like him find it too hard to learn because their family's big, and that he will just be made to go and get a job to support us all."
- Mbali, 40
At Home
Racism looks like: Family members criticising or making jokes about people from different racial backgrounds.
"In my family there are often racist comments made… I try to set an example by talking about my multicultural group of friends and colleagues and "normalising" the fact that we have an incredibly multicultural Australian community."
– Emily, 19
In Public
Racism looks like: Being abused, being called names, being spat at, having things thrown at you or when people act aggressively to you.
""I stepped onto a train, and as I went to sit down a group of youths shouted at me "Hey! This train is for whites only!".
- Jiao, 42"
– Emily, 19
At work
Racism looks like: Being refused a job interview because of your name, being abused, teased or left out by workmates or not being considered for a promotion..
""When I was looking for a job, my resume said I spoke Arabic. I didn't get one interview. When I took this off my resume I got four interviews. It might have been a coincidence." - Aisha, 20". - Jiao, 42" – Emily, 19
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