The Covid pandemic and worsening China-Australia tensions are spilling over into discrimination, the Lowy Institute says
A landmark survey of the Chinese-Australian community has found nearly one in five have been physically threatened or attacked in the past year because of their Chinese heritage – a result likely to spark new calls for action against racism.
Researchers from the Lowy Institute said the “dispiriting” finding showed how the Covid-19 pandemic and worsening tensions in the relationship between the governments of China and Australia were spilling over into experiences of discrimination.
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