Page 10 Aboriginal Cultural Competence RACISM AND FIRST NATIONS PEOPLES News 2024 54% 2024 23% 2024 26% 2024 24% 2024 32% 2024 25% 2024 36% Survey notes: This snapshot focuses on 2024 Australian Reconciliation Barometer (ARB) Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander survey participants, n= 547 [The total survey sample was n= 2,559]. See methodology information on the Reconciliation Australia website. reconciliation.org.au/reconciliation/australian-reconciliation-barometer *This question was not asked in the 2014 ARB survey. 39% 2014 First Nations peoples experiences of racism in the past six months Racism against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples has significantly increased over the last decade. Prevented from renting or buying a property 2014 12% Refused entry into a venue 2014 11% Physical violence 2014 14% Verbal abuse 2014 31% Refused service in a shop 2014 11% Social media abuse Perceptions of Racism Believe Australia is a racist country Media’s coverage of racism Reasons why people believe Australia is a racist country The way people engaged with the referendum Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples 47% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples General Community 56% 41% 42% 2014 N/A* Reconciliation Snapshot Racism and First Nations Peoples 2024 Australian Reconciliation Barometer For many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, racism is an everyday reality and the experiences of racism in all contexts remain consistently and unacceptably high. The Australian Reconciliation Barometer (ARB) is the only survey in Australia tracking reconciliation progress between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous Australians. Overcoming racism and discrimination in Australia requires initiatives that address the systemic, structural and institutional racism that impacts the everyday lives and outcomes of many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
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