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Woman claims racism in Australia is next level: 'You can only ignore something for so long before action needs to be taken'
A woman has spoken out about racism in Australia, saying she often isn't seen as a true Aussie because of her skin colour.
Nikki Stewart shared a video on TikTok on Monday, and described racism in Australia as 'next level'.
Ms Stewart said many Australians still refuse to see non-white people as truly belonging to the country.
'The more time I spend on the internet, the more I realise just how racist Australia is,' she said.
'All you need to warrant racism against you is to just be someone who is not white, come on the internet, or just claim to be an Aussie - I guarantee you there will be someone in the comments saying "where's the Aussie, I don't see an Aussie in the room with us".'
She then asked 'what does an Aussie look like?'.
'See, I'm an Aussie because I'm an Australia citizen, but according to you I'm not because I'm not white,' she said.
'Sometimes I try to stay off the internet because of this.
'I was so ignorant to it until I started seeing every single post that involved someone proudly claiming to be Aussie who isn't white being filled with the most vile and racist comments.
'You can only ignore something for so long before action needs to be taken,' she said.
'Australia is a beautiful country and we should all feel welcomed, not be subjected to racism just because we don't fit into a specific race.'
Australia is widely recognised as one of the most culturally diverse nations in the world.
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, nearly 28 per cent of the population was born overseas.
People from over 190 countries now call Australia home, with more than 300 languages are spoken.
While English remains the dominant language, communities across the country speak Mandarin, Arabic, Vietnamese, Hindi, and many others.
An Australian is legally defined as someone who holds Australian citizenship, whether by birth, descent, or naturalisation.
