‘Often indirect, always harmful’: Why international students are seeking stronger campus action on racism

Australia’s first national report on racism in universities has found the problem to be widespread and systemic. It revealed that 70 per cent of students and staff across 42 universities had witnessed racism, with higher rates reported among Indigenous, Chinese, African, Jewish and Middle Eastern communities. Despite this, only six per cent of those who experienced racism lodged a formal complaint. SBS Hindi spoke to Indian international students to understand their perspective.