ABSTRACT

Australian society is becoming more culturally diverse (ABS 2012a). In contrast, it is also becoming less welcoming in many ways. Research by the Scanlon Foundation (Markus 2016), for example, has documented an increase in racism in Australia over the last ten years, including verbal abuse, physical violence, and worsening local relations (see also Acharya 2017; Reconciliation Australia 2016). Such a shift undermines the country’s social cohesion and political stability, and the health and well-being of individuals, particularly migrants (Dunn et al. 2016).