Whilst in no way wishing to downplay the importance of fighting racism in Australia or any other country, it is important to remember that various surveys have found that racism exists in most countries of the world in one form or another.

I think the map on the link below makes an interesting starting point for debate.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/05/15/a-fascinating-map-of-the-worlds-most-and-least-racially-tolerant-co

K/van