SINGAPORE -- When three Chinese Australians appeared in front of an Australian Senate Committee in October to testify about community relations, they might have expected an anodyne hearing typical of the legislative chamber.

But then Eric Abetz, a Liberal Party senator from Tasmania, asked the trio -- one of whom was born in Australia -- if they would be "unconditionally willing to condemn the Chinese Communist Party dictatorship."

The question set off a furor, with some denouncing Abetz as a racist who had demanded a loyalty test. The right-wing senator, who also has the support of some anti-Beijing Chinese Australians, has refused to apologize.

The types of schools in Australia fall broadly into two categories; government schools, being those schools operated by state or territory departments or agencies; and non-government schools, being those schools that are not operated by government department or agencies.[43] Non-government schools can be further classified, based on self-identification of the school's affiliation. Non-government schools are grouped for reporting as Catholic schools (including Catholic-affiliated independent schools)[71][72] or independent (other non-government schools).
Asian-Australians have been physically harassed, threatened with weapons, spat at and told they can’t enter premises because “Asians need to stay indoors”, according to a community survey that tracks racist incidents related to the coronavirus pandemic.

Launched on 2 April by community group the Asian Australian Alliance, the survey received 377 reports of racism in the two months to 2 June – an equivalent of 47 a week.

A preliminary report released on Friday shared the experiences of people who had been attacked, threatened with a knife, and discriminated against at work and in housing.

Women were overwhelmingly the most frequent victims (65% of respondents), 40% of racist incidents happened on a public street, and almost 60% of incidents involved physical or verbal harassment.


Is religion taught in American public schools?
Under U.S. law, religious education is forbidden in public schools, except from a neutral, academic perspective.
Just checked no wonder Australia so racist because Chinese population there always small in numbers and no unified education like SG and USA.

While you just know condemn the little things like ban alcohol and public holiday ban.