Racial Discrimination Act

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From as early to the arrival of foreign migrants in the 1850’s gold rush, racial discrimination has always been an ongoing and increasing issue faced migrants all over the world. To abolish any further problems arising from racial discrimination, the Racial Discrimination Act was established in 1975 in order to ensure that everyone was treated equally. Regardless of their nationality, race, colour, background and ethnicity, this act clearly states that racial discrimination is unlawful in Australia. The Racial Discrimination Act defines discrimination as “any preference, distinction or exclusion based on race which has the purpose or effect of nullifying or impairing the recognition, enjoyment or exercise, on an equal footing, of any human right or fundamental freedom in the political economic social cultural or any other field of public life..”
Even though the act was established years after the settlement of early foreign migrants facing the worst case of racial discrimination, it did however help convinced Australians to change their perspective of migrants and on come occasions, stopped them from out casting them from the community. It has reduced the racial disputes between migrants and Australians, and has gradually led to the acceptance of their identity despite their differences and beliefs. This law has brought a lot of benefactors, one of them dominantly being multiculturalism which has greatly impacted and made Australia the great country it is today....