As far as I know of the situation, it is Lebanese immigrants who are predominantly responsible for the attacks on Indian students. I do not like to generalise, but it stems from racial issues that don’t really involve Australia at all. We just happen to be the battleground. The recent attacks have been in Melbourne, but it started in Brisbane a few months back. The only experience of racism I have had here is when three young guys made some uncouth comments about my girlfriend being Asian, while I am a white Australian. It offended us both, so I do not want to recount details. It is near impossible for a white Australian to be racist in the cities, as we are now in the minority. In Sydney, the majority of the population is of Asian background, and there is a very large Middle Eastern population. Melbourne has the second most Greeks of any city in the world, after Athens, so again racism would be misplaced. In country Australia racism is more common, but usually in soft forms where prejudices are easily broken down once they meet someone of a different race. In general, we are a laid back people and accept everyone (including some we shouldn’t). Our society is one of the most multicultural in the world, and most people are proud of that fact.