It's been 48 years since the Racial Discrimination Act was introduced in an effort to make sure everyone in Australia was treated equally and given the same opportunities. Almost half a century later, Diversity Council Australia and community leaders say Australia still has a persistent problem with race, with people reporting they're treated differently at school or in the workplace just because of the colour of their skin.
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When a woman of Muslim faith in the public sector was asked by a colleague, ""What are your cousins in the Taliban going to do next?"" she was traumatised but decided to remain silent to avoid further discrimination. Here are just a few confronting examples of workplace racism allegations spanning more than a decade.