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"Over the last five years, we have been measuring social inclusion by surveying
more than 11,000 Australians on prejudice, experiences of discrimination, sense
of belonging and well-being, contact with diverse groups of people, and
willingness to volunteer and advocate for social inclusion.
Our findings, released today in the
Inclusive Australia Social Inclusion Index
2021-22, show discrimination remains common for some groups. Australians are
identifying less with their country than before and there are signs prejudice
towards some groups is dropping.
Social inclusion matters. Research in 2016 found racism alone had an economic
cost of A$44.9 billion per year. In 2020, The Brotherhood of St Laurence
estimated 1.2 million Australians suffer “deep social exclusion”.
Our report provides a snapshot of a changing Australia and highlights areas to
improve our sense of belonging, well-being, and opportunity to have a “fair
go”."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
