In Pursuit of Knowledge - Episode 2: Multiculturalism 

Thank you, Joe, and the panelists, for this. One of the questions about the Australian government's discriminatory response to similar tragedies overseas and the implications of this for multicultural communities in Australia is valid. Obviously, Australia has its own domestic issues and international priorities. However, as part of the international community, it is expected that its responses to wars and conflicts overseas will be principled. Whether this is in response to atrocities or humanitarian crises, the response should be principled. For example, Australia's response to the invasion of Ukraine was swift, comprehensive, and unprecedented. However, Australian companies that withdrew from Russia after the invasion started doing business in countries that were actively committing genocide-far worse than what Russia has been doing in Ukraine. Australia's response to the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine is in stark contrast to its lack of response to the war crimes Sudan or Tigray. This discriminatory response should be called out, nor just accepted as "as normal".