Decision overturns 20-year-old precedent and could trigger immediate release of 92 people, with detention of 340 others also in doubt

Decision overturns 20-year-old precedent and could trigger immediate release of 92 people, with detention of 340 others also in doubt

  •  sobriquet   ( @sobriquet@aussie.zone ) English
    5•1 year ago

    As an Australian, I honestly don’t disagree with you… but suggesting Sweden has more racial diversity than Australia?! From what i can see, Sweden has “6% diversity”, whereas Australia has 9%. Not a huge difference, granted, but completely different ballpark to USA (49%), and if this is your measure, Australia still “beats” Sweden.

    •  Deceptichum   ( @Deceptichum@kbin.social ) 
      5•1 year ago

      That’s pretty inaccurate as well. Australia is diverse, but we don’t explicitly track ethnicities demographics so you’ll never find an official figure

      To quote the wiki and ABS stats

      Although the ABS does not collect data on race and ethnic background, various studies have put together results of the census to determine the ethnic composition of Australia, the Australian Human Rights Commission has estimated the European population at 76% of the Australian population,[20] while a media diversity study put it at 72%, the non-European proportion was 21% and 23% respectively, and the Aboriginal Australian population at 3% in both

      So roughly 25%.

      Add to that 30% of the population is born overseas (compared to 13% US), so 1/4 people you meet will be diverse in a non-skin identifiable way. And 50% of the country have at least one parent born overseas, so families are pretty diverse.

      Fun fact, we’re also the only country in the world with a higher rate of Americans immigrating in than we are going to America.

      •  sobriquet   ( @sobriquet@aussie.zone ) English
        2•1 year ago

        Yeah, I wasn’t claiming it was a highly accurate source, and I was surprised that we rated so low based on those calculations, so thanks for the additional analysis. I just found it hard to believe that Sweden would be “dealing with diversity” more than Australia (or at least, in any significant way). Maybe there’s more nuance to Sweden’s numbers, too?

    •  stella   ( @stella@lemm.ee ) 
      1•1 year ago

      How are you ‘measuring diversity’?

      Are you including the entire country, or just certain parts?

      If it’s the entire country, then Australians still don’t have to deal with diversity because most of their minorities live away from the white people.

      •  sobriquet   ( @sobriquet@aussie.zone ) English
        2•1 year ago

        I’m not measuring it, just quoting another source. I just wanted to find some numbers to try and understand how Sweden and Australia compare.

        If it’s the entire country, then Australians still don’t have to deal with diversity because most of their minorities live away from the white people.

        You make an excellent point.

        •  stella   ( @stella@lemm.ee ) 
          1•1 year ago

          are varied as fuck and based on income more than any other factor.

          Yes, I’m talking about ethnic diversity.

          Nearly half the country lives in just two cities, and the other 50% in like 3 more.

          Where do the minorities tend to live?

          •  Deceptichum   ( @Deceptichum@kbin.social ) 
            1•1 year ago

            Where do the minorities tend to live?

            The same few cities as the rest of us?

            Do you assume that the rich suburbs are also not home to minorities? Like it’s not insanely difficult to immigrate here, meaning that it’s generally those who are already relatively wealthy making the move over? We all live relatively co-mingled amongst each other.

            Also why do you think of multiculturalism as a burden that one needs to “deal” with?