"The difficulties refugee Jewish physicians faced in Australia during the 1930s and 1940s are described. The Australian Medical Association, which feared economic competition and favored British-trained doctors, pressed the government to bar émigré medical practitioners despite the shortage of physicians. Many were forced to undergo lengthy retraining and even then were sometimes barred from state registration. The refusal of the Australian medical establishment, especially in Sydney, to recognize the refugees’ qualifications was also influenced by upper-class antisemitism. "
"This book highlights cyber racism as an ever growing contemporary phenomenon. Its scope and impact reveals how the internet has escaped national governments, while its expansion is fuelling the spread of non-state actors. In response, the authors address the central question of this topic: What is to be done? Cyber Racism and Community Resilience demonstrates how the social sciences can be marshalled to delineate, comprehend and address the issues raised by a global epidemic of hateful acts against race. Authored by an inter-disciplinary team of researchers based in Australia, this book presents original data...