The roots of Australian racism and how it can be fought

Phil Griffiths looks at how racism took root in the dispossession of Indigenous people and how our rulers have targeted migrants and refugees since. But he argues that a history of racism is also a history of resistance, which shows the potential to destroy racism once and for all. Read more about racism. Find out more about Solidarity. This talk was given at a Melbourne meeting of Solidarity on 18 June 2026.