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How about a few cartoons of a leprechaun with a spud on his head coming from the bogs of Ireland speaking Gaelic and see how Mr Joyce feels.
i'm sure mr joyce has copped more than his share (pun intended syd) of irish jokes. but does he bag us? no he defends us. bout time you opened your mind and closed you wallet syd.
Australia has such a high number of foreign born CEOs because those people have business experience in markets that actually matter and are relevant in the world (note, however, that they are mostly from Europe or the US). It has nothing to do with race! How many Asian, Aboriginal or black CEOs are there in Australia???
Australia sure is a racist country as evident from his gibberish. He is a white anglo saxen so he got the job. How many people of indian origin or other asian countries are in the highest post of companies. Kevin rudds attitude towards Mr Sol also show his rude, arrogant and insane attitude to people of other colour and creed. Everybody is saying Mr Sol take large some of money. Did you give it him free, If that is the case all of you are ignorant idiots. Otherwise he earnedthe money for his hard work. So this is also a point of racism. Again for PR visa holder everybody is asking for local experience. Nobody can bring local experience from abroad. is'nt it? So nobody can find a job in this market because of racism. I myself is a victim of it. This was not the case what portaid of Australia abroad. In USA several people of indian origin are in leading political career. How many of them are in Australia.
while I agree with Joshi in part of his claim but you need to wake up many indians company only recruit CEO from indian background e.g.: Satyam. etc so wake up joshi. Eventhough they are not qualified, but because of the culture of the company, they get hired too.. Infact many of indian people aren't qualified with high position but they get hired within Indian companies to the top positions..
Just because Indians don't get high-paying jobs and seem satisfied with driving cabs and serving petrol doesn't mean a thing. It is a case of the best man for the job. If you have the qualifications and some experience then you'll get looked at regardless of your colour.
Many people from foreign backgrounds have made a success of themselves here in Australia. Sir Peter Abeles, from Holland built up the TNT empire from a start with one ute. Frank Lowy from Czechoslovakia built up Westfield, the largest chain of shopping centres in the world by starting out with a delicatessen. Harry Triguboff from Russia started his career building low-rise blocks of flats and today he's added some of the tallest buildings in the world to his portfolio of projects. Richard Pratt from Poland started with nothing to create the largest cardboard box manufacturer in the world. Sir Arvi Parbo from Estonia has served on the boards of numerous blue chip companies here.
Okay, none of these people are Indian but they are all not native to Australia yet chose to come here and instead of whinging about being hard done by they created a career for themselves in a country they were not familiar with. They worked hard and ended up with the lives of luxury they earned as a result.
On the other hand, your comment that Indians should get the nod because no Indians currently enjoy high-level jobs ranks of reverse racism.
If we are to believe the rhetoric that Australia is not a racist country, then how come there are no aboriginal or black executives serving on the board in any of the top 200 ASX listed companies?
Perhaps Sol should have highlighted this fact.
Guys you re getting swept away with emotion here.
We aren't perfect, no one said we are. But at least we have tolerance towards others, from elsewhere.
When someone from abroad comes to Australia, they do not have to fear for their lives simply because they are a different colour or religion, as I do in some countries, being a white, Australian, christiian.
Say what you will and call me racist if it makes you feel big, but we all know it is true.
You come from Irish background to me is the same as white premise. But Sol is not from a white premise background , possibly, from Spanish decents. Yes, how many asian (chinese etc) background who become CEO in real australian companies such as: BHP, Mining, Qantas, Bank etc. Answer: 0 ! So when you start talking about whether australian is racists or not , do not be moron you alan jones!
How many Australians become CEO's in India or Asia? It's probably proportionate, but that doesn't matter, Australians are racist and they aren't eh!
Forget the Indians. Try a country called Singapore where a white man Chip Goodyear took over as a prominent local corporation called Temasek. Mr. Goodyear was a CEO in Australia. How many Chinese Singaporeans are CEOs in Australia? And Singapore is advanced compared to the Aussies and has a higher per capita income.
Singapore is advanced compared to Aussies. What a racist thing to say.
Also for your information, Chip Goodyear is an American.
Your comment 'wasn't advanced at all' and probably reflects why you need American CEO's.
racism doesn't just work one way. you sound as racist as anyone going by your first sentence.
@Anonymous points out that racism exists in India - of course it does. I never said it didn't. But that doesn't make it acceptable in Australia.
@simon, I agree that other races don't fear for their lives here, but that doesn't mean that Australians aren't racist. You don't have to kill someone to be a racist!
It is a fact that the cartoons of Sol, and we have all seen them, would not be accepted in any other country in the world. Shame on you journalists and P.M. Rudd.
Sol labeled a whole nation as racist.
Therefore
Sol is racist towards australians.
Case closed, ignorrant hipocrite that drove telstra shares down 40% then patted himself on the back and cut himself a $30 million dollar cheque and went home.
Good ridance to bad news.
If you want to see real racism in action, go work in Asia.
Chinese treat Indians, Pakistani and Bangladeshi professionals with nothing but contempt.
Go into Malaysia and see how they treat the Thais. Go to Singapore and see how they treat Indoneasians or Philipinos.
Why is it that there is this notion that only White caucasians can be racist.
Sol was talking to US media, probably referring to the fact that the Aussie media call him Mexican, despite him being a fourth generation Wyoming American (with a hispanic name). Even Rudd said Adios Sol!
Australia is very welcoming to foreigners, as are foreign countries to Australians. When Sol was comparing Australia, he probably was not ranking it against Burma- more like USA & France, UK etc, where he has experience. Its fair to say racism is alive and kicking there too.
The amusing irony is, Telstra paid him $30m- most of that leaving Australia's shores- for running an Australian institution that makes most of it's money because of the xenophobia towards Telstra's foreign-owned competitors in Australia, so customers think it is an honor to be screwed by them.
Is the same true for the Irish-born Qantas CEO- who very recently tried to sell/merge with British Airways (also run by an Irishman).
many people come here and say they notice aussies being racist, are they making it up?
such as?
name just 5, which should easy, since their are many.
Every country has an obligation to serve its citizens first. Australia though, is an immigration country and multi-cultural at that and, as such, racism is a serious issue. I wonder if this is still the case (i.e. multi-cultural), since Howard called the country Anglo-Saxon. Beginning with Howard's years, millions of British have emigrated to Australia. In truth, theyâve never been emigrants. Most came with jobs. They seemed to be invited, while most people like me. Australian citizen, with better than good qualifications, struggled to find a job. Criteria like "communication" skills were used to select and promote the right accent.
Australia may protect its own people. Nevertheless, it is fair that talented people of other backgrounds, willing to come, be made aware if opportunities are real or only "left-overs", occupations that Australians do not want! Currently, I would say stay away, no career prospects!
In the end, I left Australia. It was good for a short while but I never felt accepted. I do not regret it, being so far way, little diverse and culturally isolated. I realised there is little meritocracy in any selection or promotion process. Sol's comments reminded me of what I've been through. If it happened at his level, it is worse than I thought. Australian newspapers called him, âsun of a poor Mexicanâ. You judge the significance of this unnecessary detail. Or âadiosâ.
Australia lives from natural resources. To progress, itâs not enough to sell the riches of the soil that are more and more owned by foreign countries. You have to add value. You need to promote the best available people. You donât.
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Start acting like that prat Geoff Dixon and opinions and comments about leprechauns wont be far away.