Ok I am sick and tired of relatives in India calling up to ask if I am fine in Australia. Yes I am! Australia is NOT a land full of racists. There are idiots everywhere in the world, learn to accept it. Which brings us to the events. Pardon me if this all just seem like brainstorming notes.
I am sure everyone has heard of the incidents where the Indian students got bashed up. It is interesting to note here that this news wasn't covered in the Australian media at all when it happened. The Indian media on the other hand reported it to death. I mean they have whipped up such a frenzy that I am sure if I would have changed my mind about coming to Australia if I was thinking of it now. As a result we have two extreme at ends of the spectrum. By the time the Australian media woke up, the coverage seemed to be more of how the events have been covered by the Indian media.
My major gripe with all this is exactly that. Why didn't the Aussie media give any importance to these events, when they happened. I have heard people say that education is the 3rd biggest export of Australia so perhaps they don't want to demean the sector. I disagree with it totally. I can safely say that an average potential international student would read/listen to the local media and definitely not be up to speed with the Australian media. So no logic for it not to be covered here. If anything it would have made the people aware and alert. That is after all why the media exists.
I think it is ridiculous that I have to read an Indian newspaper to find out what is happening in Australia! Thank god mum and dad were in Australia itself when that happened, so they at least know what the real situation is.
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