Erika Martino

May 28, 2024 | theconversation.com | Erin Cooper-Douglas |Justin Bergman |Matt Garrow |Andrew Jakubowicz |Erika Martino |Fethi Mansouri | +2 more

Over the weekend at the Sydney Writers’ Festival, high-profile political journalist Laura Tingle told the audience Australia is a racist country, and always has been. It prompted widespread media coverage and criticism from Coalition politicians and media commentators. But is it true? Is Australia fundamentally a racist country? We asked five experts what they think. Here’s what they had to say.

May 28, 2024 | miragenews.com | Erika Martino |Andrew Jakubowicz

Associate Dean of Business (Indigenous Leadership & Engagement) + Yes. I can rely on data to answer this question. The first Gari Yala report, released in 2020 by the Jumbunna Institute of Indigenous Education and Research and Diversity Council Australia, was based on a survey of 1,033 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander workers across Australia about their experiences at work.