What have we learned in the 20 years since the Cronulla riots?

RIOT POLICE CRONULLA BEACH

Police Officers hold a man after he made a disturbance at Cronulla beach in Sydney, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2005. Scuffles have been breaking out since around midday (AEDT) when about 5,000 people, some yelling racist chants, converged on the beach where racial tension and disputes between beach users flared last week. Three people have been arrested and three others assaulted so far, according to police. (AAP Image/Paul Miller) NO ARCHIVING, INTL OUT Credit: PAUL MILLER/AAPIMAGE

シドニー南部のクロヌラビーチで20年前に発生した大規模な人種暴動――The Cronulla Riots。中東系の若者と白人サーファーとの間で起きた衝突は、当時のメディアの報じ方なども影響し、次第にエスカレート。積極的な移民の受け入れと、多文化の共存を掲げてきたオーストラリアにとって、歴史に残る、衝撃的な事件となりました


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