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Welcome to the First Nations Racism Register! A register to report racism and discrimination experienced by First Nations Peoples.

Welcome to the First Nations Racism Register! A register to report racism and discrimination experienced by First Nations Peoples.

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We encourage you to share your own experiences here. Your information will help us to understand and take action against the racism which is directed at First Nations people in the community.

Racism, discrimination and race hate are serious matters and we recognise that making a report on this register may be confronting. You can find a list of support services in the Resource page, including Lifeline – 13 11 14.

For details on how we use your personal information (including your contact details that we will ask for on the next screen), and the information you provide to this register, please take the time to read our Privacy Policy.

If you are under 18 years of age, we encourage you to speak with a parent or guardian and ask them to report your experience on your behalf.

If you plan to take formal legal action for this incident, please be aware that any inconsistencies in your report may impact legal proceedings.

Sharing your experience on this register will inform our work and help to institute change, however we will not investigate your reports. If you wish to make a complaint to another body or seek legal advice, please see the Resource page for a list of services that may be able to assist you.

Thank you for taking the time to call out racism.

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Contact details* (Your details are confidential and will not be shared with anyone. Please see our Privacy Policy for more details.)
Name*
First
Email or Phone Number*
Where are you located?
(Please provide your suburb and State/Territory or postcode. Please do not include street name or number).

Suburb State Postcode
By registering your experience, you are consenting to the use of your report on anonymous basis within published research and statistical reporting of racism. You will never be identified, but we do need to collect your information. **
By registering your experience, you are consenting to the use of your report on anonymous basis within published research and statistical reporting of racism. You will never be identified, but we do need to collect your information. *
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Who is filling out this form?*
- First Nations person who experienced racism
- Friend or relative of a First Nations person who experienced racism
- Witness of racism toward a First Nations person
The incident was experienced/witnessed…*
- In Person
- Online on Social Media
- In the media (In print, online or on television)
- As institutional racism (where a system, organisation or institution treats First Nations people differently)
- Other (Please provide details)
Other (Please provide details)
What type of racism occurred? (You can select more than one)*
- Bullying
- Didn’t recognise cultural rights
- Discrimination (e.g. treating you differently because you are First Nations)
- Graffiti
- Hate speech
- Institutional Racism
- Negative attitudes or stereotyping
- Physical abuse, assault or attack
- Property damage or vandalism
- Shunning you or excluding you (e.g. refusing service)
- Threats or intimidation
- Verbal abuse
- Other (Please provide details)
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* If you selected ‘institutional racism’ above, please tell us more about how this racism occurs, how it is experienced and the impact.
Other (Please provide details)
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If you have reported institutional racism on the previous page, some of the following questions may not be directly relevant but we encourage you to continue and answer the questions that are relevant to the racism you are reporting.
Who perpetrated the racism?
- Employee of an organisation (e.g. security guard, customer service agent)
- Employer or colleague
- Government authority/institution
- Health service employee (e.g. nurse)
- Justice setting (e.g. prison guard or court house)
- Media outlet
- Member of the public unknown to me
- Other non-government service provider or organisation (e.g. real estate agent or shop)
- Police officer
- School/educational place employee (eg. teacher)
- Someone known to me
- Unknown
- Other (Please provide details)
Other or further information
What is the gender of the perpetrator (if known)?
- Female
- Male
- Other
- Unknown
- Not applicable (e.g. the perpetrator is an organisation)
Where did the incident occur?
- In a commercial place (eg bank, shop, club, hotel, mall)
- Interacting with government institution or service provider (e.g. Child ‘Protection’, Centrelink Office)
- In a hospital or medical centre
- In the Media
- Online
- In a police station, courthouse or prison
- In a private place (e.g. at home, at a relative or friend’s residence)
- In a public place (e.g. street, park, sporting facility)
- On public transport
- In a school or other educational space (e.g. pre-school, TAFE)
- In a workplace
- Unknown
- Other (Please provide details)
Other or further information
Address
Location of incident if relevant
Suburb State Postcode
When did the incident occur?
- This week
- This month
- In the last few months
- In the last year
- More than 12 months ago
- Ongoing

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Please provide more information about the incident (For example: What happened? Who was there? How did people react?)
When sharing your experience, please do not include any details that could identify other individuals (for example, names or addresses).
How did the incident make you feel?
- Afraid
- Angry
- Disappointed
- Feel resigned to racism being an everyday event for First Nations people
- Helpless
- Humiliated
- Isolated
- Motivated to bring about change
- Sad
- Shame
- Solidarity with others who experience racism
- Other (please provide details)
How did the incident make you feel? (Afraid, angry, disappointed, helpless, humiliated, sad, shame etc.)
How did the incident impact you (including long-term impacts)?
What was your age (or the person who experienced the racism) at the time of the incident?
- 0-9
- 10-19
- 20-29
- 30-39
- 40-49
- 50+
- Not applicable/unknown
Can you tell us the gender of the person who experienced racism?
- Female
- Male
- In another way
- Unknown
Can you tell us more about the perpetrator of the racism? (For example: age, cultural identity, relationship to the person affected etc.)
When sharing your experience, please do not include any details that could identify other individuals (for example, names or addresses).

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How did you respond to the incident? (You can select more than one)
- Talked to family or friends
- I didn’t know what to do, so I didn’t do anything
- I didn’t believe that anything could be done
- Reported to the police
- Reported to a discrimination body (eg. the Australian Human Rights Commission, State/Territory Discrimination board)
- Retaliation
- Defended the person/myself verbally
- Other or further information (Please provide details)
Other or further information
What needs to be done to combat racism?
- Giving more First Nations peoples affected by racism a voice on this issue
- Education for the public about First Nations cultures and history
- Education for the public on how to identify and stand up against racism and stereotypical attitudes
- Increased education and public awareness campaigns to prevent and combat racism
- Education for the public about the legal and ethical responsibilities of being anti-racist
- More awareness about how to use the law to challenge racism
- Stronger legal protections against and penalties for racism
- More accessible legal/complaints processes
- Increased community-led responses and advocacy
- Further comments
What needs to be done to combat racism? (For example: education, stronger protections and penalties, advocacy)
If we need further information regarding your report, can we contact you?
- Yes, you can contact me
- No, I don't want to be contacted
We will only contact you if we need further information or if we can offer you support regarding the incident.
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FIRST NATIONS RACISM REGISTER

We acknowledge all First Nations peoples, Elders and Ancestors as the traditional and continuing custodians of the lands on which this website is accessed. We’d like to acknowledge the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidjigal people and the Gamaygal people upon whose ancestral lands UTS stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, who are the traditional custodians of First Nations knowledge.

We acknowledge all First Nations peoples, Elders and Ancestors as the traditional and continuing custodians of the lands on which this website is accessed. We’d like to acknowledge the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidjigal people and the Gamaygal people upon whose ancestral lands UTS stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, who are the traditional custodians of First Nations knowledge.