Racism in Australia

Racism against various ethnic or minority groups has existed in Australia since British colonisation. Throughout Australian history, the Indigenous peoples of Australia have faced severe restrictions on their political, social, and economic freedoms, and suffered genocide, forced removals, and massacres, and continue to face discrimination. European, Sub-Saharan African, Asian, Pacific Islander, Arab, Iranian, Latin American, and North American Australians have also been the victims of discrimination and harassment. In addition, Jews, Italians and the Irish were often subjected to xenophobic exclusion and other forms of religious and ethnic discrimination.

Racism has manifested itself in a variety of ways, including segregation, racist immigration policies, naturalisation laws, and internment camps.