Of course racism exists in Australia. I am a racist, and I exist in Australia.

Yes it exists and some of the worst racism comes from minority's against majority's.
Racism is always wrong but nearly always blind too.
I find the term invasion day offensive is it used in every Pacific Island? or every country in the world that has been invaded?
Crimes against Australian Aboriginals are no excuse for the growing racism from within that community.

YO! coooooEEEEEEE Foxyness....

You asked:

<<So why does racism continue to find expression in new ways, reinforced through the popular media?>>

Then Freediver responded:

<<I've had a few on my forum, though they tend to spit the dummy for some reason. Which is a shame because they generated some interesting debate.>>

and he kind of answered it...but just in case you missed it :)

"TO SELL PAPERS" ! The 'popular' media will not remain 'popular' long if they don't have 'fascinating/interesting/grabbing' news....so they follow and sometimes (always?) 'embellish' any conflict they find.

Then, snowball effect takes over.

RACISM ? or.. CULTURAL PRESERVATION? aah.. I think this is a more important way of analysing. The sillyness and shallowness of "They might carry disease/take our jobs/might cause problems".... is a cloak for "We rather like the cultural equalibrium we now have, where everyone understands the same language and shares the same values, and if 'that mob' becomes too many, WE will be marginalized in our own country"

To deny that this is a legitimate concern would be foolhardy.

thus endeth the sermon.

Of course racism exists in Australia - as wobbles so clearly points out, the nation was founded on it. Some, like redneck and Boazy, are perversely proud of our racist heritage.

And yes, people from marginalised minority groups often internalise the racism to which they are subjected. However, I don't see that as anything to crow about.

Racism exists in Australia as an undesirable extension of a common human trait to like things known or similar.

Racism as a problem in Australia is mostly due Australian Federal Parliament's ongoing "we know what best for you" attitude, purporting to help Australians who's rights and responsibilities they qualify on racial grounds.

Politicians and High Court Justices regularly ignored this principle, this aim of Australians at Federation for ALL Australians to be treated equally as Australians in all Australian laws, regardless of their particular ancestry (racial/ethnic/cultural).

Australian racism mostly due those supporting "Special Treatment".

Exactly the same behavior many purporting to seek compensation for, when they call for continuation of the very behavior they are seeking compensation for.

Compensation for past racist actions and resultant injustices does NOT require the practice of racism to continue.

Australia's Commonwealth Government fails to treat ALL Australians as equals in terms of rights and responsibilities.

The Commonwealth claimed no powers to pass laws to protect Australians of Aboriginal history were plain lies, for whilst Commonwealth claimed no powers it continued, continues, to segregate Australians in the NT and other parts of the Commonwealth by racial testing

Without hate there can be no love.
Variety cannot co-exist with equality
Every book has a cover.
The human mind prefers not to think like a cross reference