Savio:
I'll assume by 'natives' you don't mean Indigenous or Aboriginal Australians.......
As I mentioned in an earlier post 60% of people in Sydney and Melbourne are 1st or 2nd generation immigrants. So if by 'native' you mean stereotypical white bronzed Aussies, they are in the minority. As I also mentioned earlier, these attacks on the whole are being carried out by ethnic minorities, mainly Lebanese and Pacific Islander groups as well as a relatively small minority of whites as well. I'm not being racist here, they are the facts.
Prior to the financial crisis we had unemployment of 3.9% and now it is just over 5%, the USA, Europe and Japan could be so lucky......We as a nation are not losing large amounts of jobs to 'foreigners' coming here and there has been not one report of any such feeling in the community. I have know idea where you are getting that impression from.
The only thing that did create some tension (from the Union movement and not violent at all) was a decision by Pacific Brands to close down a clothes manufacturing facility and move it to China. Good!!! China has a comparative advantage in cheap labour and I don't want to pay $15 for a pair of socks just because they're 'Australian made.'
Every Australian university student knows that international students paying much higher fees than us, subsidize the system and that is a good thing. They do not 'occupy' seats domestic students would otherwise take, you are simply wrong on that point. Universities must fill a minimum quota of domestic places before they can offer international students a place at their university. You clearly do not understand our system at all and should do so before making misinformed comments like that.
New Australians and foreign visitors, such as students, add much to our culture and the economy and whilst a small percentage of people don't like that, the overwhelming majority do.
Don't believe what you read in the media, I never do, I consult widely and form my own opinion. The media in India need a reality check and should stop peddling the nonsense they appear to be doing.
I'll assume by 'natives' you don't mean Indigenous or Aboriginal Australians.......
As I mentioned in an earlier post 60% of people in Sydney and Melbourne are 1st or 2nd generation immigrants. So if by 'native' you mean stereotypical white bronzed Aussies, they are in the minority. As I also mentioned earlier, these attacks on the whole are being carried out by ethnic minorities, mainly Lebanese and Pacific Islander groups as well as a relatively small minority of whites as well. I'm not being racist here, they are the facts.
Prior to the financial crisis we had unemployment of 3.9% and now it is just over 5%, the USA, Europe and Japan could be so lucky......We as a nation are not losing large amounts of jobs to 'foreigners' coming here and there has been not one report of any such feeling in the community. I have know idea where you are getting that impression from.
The only thing that did create some tension (from the Union movement and not violent at all) was a decision by Pacific Brands to close down a clothes manufacturing facility and move it to China. Good!!! China has a comparative advantage in cheap labour and I don't want to pay $15 for a pair of socks just because they're 'Australian made.'
Every Australian university student knows that international students paying much higher fees than us, subsidize the system and that is a good thing. They do not 'occupy' seats domestic students would otherwise take, you are simply wrong on that point. Universities must fill a minimum quota of domestic places before they can offer international students a place at their university. You clearly do not understand our system at all and should do so before making misinformed comments like that.
New Australians and foreign visitors, such as students, add much to our culture and the economy and whilst a small percentage of people don't like that, the overwhelming majority do.
Don't believe what you read in the media, I never do, I consult widely and form my own opinion. The media in India need a reality check and should stop peddling the nonsense they appear to be doing.
same here, nice to meet you, really great forum indeed-