'Target keeps changing, but the problem remains': Racism in Australia continues to worsen, commissioner says

SBS Filipino spoke with Race Discrimination Commissioner Giridharan Sivaraman at the FECCA 2025 Conference, where he discussed the impact of systemic racism on the health sector and on multicultural communities in Australia.

SBS Filipino spoke with Race Discrimination Commissioner Giridharan Sivaraman at the FECCA 2025 Conference, where he discussed the impact of systemic racism on the health sector and on multicultural communities in Australia. Credit: FECCA (Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia)

Key Points

• Health was the central focus of the 2025 National Multicultural Health and Wellbeing Conference in Melbourne, led by the Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia and attended by various multicultural communities.
• The commissioner outlined the current state of racism in the country and how it continues to hinder fair and safe access to healthcare services.
• He also highlighted that racism is widespread in workplaces and that there are renewed calls for a national investigation as incidents rise and many employees remain hesitant to lodge complaints.

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'Target keeps changing, but the problem remains': Racism sa Australia lumalala ayon sa commissioner

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