94 attacks over the space of a year is really not many, especially for a population of about 250, 000 Indians living in Australia.

The CEO of Amnesty International Irene Khan has labelled australia as a racist nation; Before departing Sol Trujlio the former CEO of Telstra called Australia a racist nation. United Nations Rappertoir to Australia called Aussie govt policies towards indegenous australians " Racist". Time and again people with global reputation have called Australia a racist nation. So whatever Gary Humphry says is just a cover up and meaningless; just as many others in the senate do, they are on a denial mode.

I thought it might be of interest that a study by the Murdoch Children's Research Institute in collaboration with the University of Washington amongst 4000 students aged 12 to 16 in Victoria and Washington state about their violent behaviour shows that in the first interview, 12.6 per cent of Victorian boys admitted to such behaviour, compared with 10 per cent of Washington boys.A year later the numbers were even higher: 17.5 per cent in Victorian and 12.6 per cent in Washington. In this group 20% of the Victorian kids binged drinked whilst in Washington it was 8%. It is this where the problems lie. Source:Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology

sorry to hear that

Any right minded person would know that the attacks in Australia have not been of racists nature. Just because Indian students run to the media it gives an apperance of they being the only ones target. Gautam Gupta with his colleague ran to India prior to the Australian Primes Ministers visit to brief mediia and politicans of anti Australian stand but wisely they were ignored. Whilst some crimes are of racists nature vast majority are related to were by under employed youth. This happens in all part of Australia. I am sure my useless son and his sidekick (both of many many non de plumes)will be highlighting the contrary. The day my useless son depart Melbourne in a one way to ticket to Pakistan than his voice will crediblity.

the right thinker asserts his view of a single nationality...racism, predominantly, means caucasian & the others. The thinker should also take into account something called 'attitude' & the concept of me being better than you economically, culturally & socially...like what we have in our own country the priveleged & the less priveleged. Was the right thinker including the rest of the world?!!!!

Australia has racism undercurrents very similar to erstwhile apartheid policies in SA, albeit in lower orders. Even this senate committee is only seeing what it wants to see or paint for the society to see. For a community to embrace universality, the first step is to admit its weaknesses. Sweeping the problems like lack of education and strict rules under the carpet will simply not do.

TO OZ SENATE PANEL: ..IF IT WAS NOT RACISM, WHAT WAS OR IS IT? GOONDAISM? EVEN THAT TOO IS A RESPONSIBILITY OF AUTRAILIAN GOVT. TO CONTROL. WHY ALLOW EVEN GOONDAISM SO FREELY AND FREQUENTLY?

Racism is there in Australia with a few people just as it is there in India with Maharashtrians attacking North Indians in Mumbai.But it is not organised with political parties geared up like the Shiv Sena or MNS.I anticipate more attacks in future with bleak job prospects for Australian youngsters and with Indians coming here for so-called vocational education working for more than legally permitted 20 hours per week.So long as these Indian students observe local laws,stay in safer suburbs,with no more than two per room,return home before 10 PM and not visit local pubs for alcohol ( they can do at home ),they will be safe.Most local pubs are patronised by blue collar workers where if you do not know local footie or Rugby,you are a sore thumb.And even their English is like a foreign language.So stay from pubs which are like temples for the locals.Has Mr.Menghani publicly asked Indian students NOT to work beyond legally permitted 20 hours per week ? He won't.

Typical conventional cover up! These aussies are unable to digest the reality and accept the publicity they have attracted.

Australians sound like Pakistanis, liars. They do not give a damn to their aboriginal people, the real owners of the country. Secondly, may be their young people are not as smart as Indian students. They are simply jealous.

Gary Humphries belongs to Liberal party which is most racist party. John Howard had won three times on racial themes. The fact is Europeans in Australia consider themselves superior to Asians and, unless, taught a lesson, will never behave like normal human beings. But at present, under Congress, there is no hope. The fact is India is also ruled by Europeans. Kevin Rudd is also well known for his anti-India attitude.

WHAT RUBBISH ARE THE KANGROOS SPEAKING-THE WHOLE WORLD TALKS BAD ABT THEM

I have come back to India after 17 years in USA. Even though the racism issue is not so blatant in USA as in Australia, it is just under the surface. Dotbusters in New Jersey were not so far in the past. I feel a great relief. My suggestion to Indian students in Australia is, come back to India. Education is superb and world class here - enough to compete with the best in the world. Make India strong economically. All these so ex-colonial powers who looted their colonies to develop their economies are slave to money power as evident by Obama's bending over backwards for china.

Opportunistic?? Robberies?? Are we joking?

I have just one question for Mr. Humphries - Were you smoking pot when you said that attacks on Indian students were not based on rascism. ??

Opportunistic robberies may not be confimed to a single nationality. At least that's what one tends to think when we do not hear reports about people of other nationalities being mugged, assaulted, robbed,abused ,etc. Racism at its best.