Respondent Comment Number X
I have seen white/ Anglo-Australian people be offered opportunities when their skills, abilities and experiences are less than mine and when I asked about it, was told but it is not about Aboriginal people.. Like this is not the basis of my qualifications, skills, and experiences. White/Anglo-Australian measures are seen as preferential in measuring productivity, outputs, teaching, research and community service. I see colleagues being rewarded for some service and I don’t see Aboriginal people in my workplace being awarded for similar service or greater service.
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Generally manifests as a form of unconscious elitism.
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Use language, stereotypes – I often hear more than I’d like to being fair skinned...
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People speaking differently to you when you meet face to face and using condescending attitudes towards you.
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Name calling.
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Same as before.. putting in place my own strategies and using theme etc.
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Appointment of person into my position whilst I was on
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During the move of our entire office area to another section of the Uni, many cutting, snide remarks were made towards us.
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I believe racism exists at many levels, and while I know there will be questions about lateral violence, I believe some of what I have experienced is racism, by senior management and colleagues. For example when I had an experience of inappropriate behaviour by a work colleague ( and verbal abuse at me when I spoke to him about it - I was his immediate supervisor and my position meant I was responsible for talking to about it), a senior manager intervened, saying it was ok ‘boys will be boys and Indigenous boys are not the same as other male academics’, did not speak to him about this issues ( ), as giving him a message he could do what he liked, yet when he turned on at a later stage, worked to get rid of him . It was and is a complicated situation, and I believe elements of racism were involved in how this staff member behaved.
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Credibility being dismissed. Statements being made that my promotion was just because I was Aboriginal. Having to achieve at a higher level than anyone else. Workload many times higher than other non-Aboriginal academics. Getting dump with extra work all the time. Having responsibility to take on extra task that relate to Aboriginal issues that other academics are not expected to do. If making a mistake or something not completed, it is attributed to my Aboriginality. Assumptions made that I should avoid alcohol as I am an Aboriginal person and you know we all have problems with alcohol.
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Get told we don’t look black so how can we claim to be Aboriginal.... or get told you just got that job cause you’re black.
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Listening to my voice in terms of Indigenous issues.
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Not sought to provide input into resource usage decisions. Have been directed that I am not allowed to engage in university committees. Have had my support bullying against me. Have had my make false allegations that were supported by senior management. Have been accused of many things that have been allowed to be implemented against me in a performance management process without appropriate investigation and proof of alleged behaviour. I was abused by an inexperienced colleague during a meeting in front of many witnesses and the abuser was given the remainder of the week off due to fearing for safety. I knew this as my had informed me that this is why gave the week off. OMG the list really goes on, and I am very experienced at dealing with this sort of stuff and believe in the role that I do so I tolerate it (within reason).
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Head of in a meeting suggest we should place a particular policy agenda in the round file, in front of an audience... I took to task in front of our staff. Eventually was removed but there were a number of other contributing issues to pressure the staff member before was removed from such a position of power.
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Manager directed that they would be looking for profiled Indigenous students from limited areas. Was told the Indigenous student strategy was for motivated skilled Indigenous students. Did not want to engage anyone outside of this profile. Also interpreted this group as low socio-economic who would cover their low SOE targets.
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Uneducated ignorant students.
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Not recognised equally with educational qualifications.
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There is lateral violence occurring between the Indigenous staff members. This is not being addressed by management as it is seen as ‘Indigenous culture’ and they are afraid of being accused of racism if they intervene. I have raised the issue with them that they have an obligation as an employer to intervene.
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Early in my career at this institution during a meeting to discuss the establishment of an Aboriginal vented from voting on the course even though I had a vote, because it was said that I was biased.
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For example, I was at the , and one of the visitors spoke to everyone except me, because I am fair; I get called ‘our Aboriginal lecturer’, even though I have said I don’t like to be owned, I get to do all the morning teas, cause I am ‘better at that sort of thing’. I lost my last position, because someone complained about me seeing Aboriginal people in my office.
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Not been allowed to attend events such as NAIDOC.
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Been ignored when Aboriginal affairs are discussed. Issues relating to Aboriginal affairs are deliberately left off meeting agendas.
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Making comments.
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I was called a white cxxx, I identify as an Indigenous Australian.
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leave.
course I was pre-
I’m not a racist, but...