The Lucky Country's Unlucky Truth: How Australia Perfected Institutional Racism
How a country built on the myth of the “fair dinkum” became a masterclass in institutional racism The Uncomfortable Truth About the Lucky Country Australia sells itself as the land of the “fair go”—egalitarian, relaxed, welcoming. It’s a comforting image: sun-drenched beaches, friendly locals, and a democracy where everyone supposedly gets a chance. But scratch beneath that bronzed surface and a darker reality emerges. This is a country that didn’t just inherit racism—it engineered it. Australia has refined institutional discrimination into something disturbingly efficient: so embedded, so normalized, that many don’t even realize it’s there. ...