Australia's Race Discrimination Commissioner Tim Soutphommasane says there are signs that intolerance is on the rise, and it's these seemingly small moments of casual racism that are affecting people's lives. My thoughts on how we can do better #itstopswithme https://t.co/CvP7f4zWou — Tim Soutphommasane (@timsout) October 4, 2017They are the latest in the campaign with the tag line, "Racism. In the two new Australian ads, an Aboriginal man is refused a taxi in preference to a Caucasian man. Research shows people of Aboriginal and African descent experience extremely high levels of racial discrimination, particularly at work or while doing everyday things like shopping. While making up about 3 percent of the population, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people account for more than half (54 percent) the complaints received by the Commission (2015-16) under the Racial Discrimination Act.

Source: Huffington Post October 04, 2017 22:07 UTC