Australia Is Not Racist: Senior Minister Refutes ABC Journalist

‘I think it’s a fantastic multicultural country, but we have to protect against incidents of racism which occur in our community,’ said Tanya Plibersek.

Australian Minister for Environment and Water Tanya Plibersek speaks during question time at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on July 28, 2022. Martin Ollman/Getty Images

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has refuted a recent comment from an ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) senior journalist that Australia was a racist country.

On May 26, chief political correspondent for ABC’s 7.30 program, Laura Tingle, who is also the president of the National Press Club of Australia, made a surprise comment to the audience when she was on a panel at the Sydney Writers’ Festival.