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Re:Irish vet fails oral English test needed to stay in Austr... by jahnu on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @07:30AM (#14956665)
Yeah. They've obviously made much progress but are still institutionally scared of non white immigrants.

Very forward thinking on the issue of partners though. If one gets the visa the other does too with little or no fuss. Don't even have to be married.

The country is, like any, full of contradictions.

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Re:Irish vet fails oral English test needed to stay in Austr... by martalist on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @07:51AM (#14956812)
Not sure what you mean by "institutionally scared of non white immigrants". In 2014/15 the vast majority of immigrants were from Asia: https://www.border.gov.au/ReportsandPublications/Documents/s...
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Re:Irish vet fails oral English test needed to stay in Austr... by jahnu on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @08:05AM (#14956902)
Indeed, as one might reasonably expect given it's geographical location.

Nevertheless, within the institutions of politics and media and to a lesser extent the civil service there remains a vocal and sizeable minority who fear white people and "anglo-white" culture will become the minority and become oppressed.

Fortunately, most Australians don't feel that way.

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