Writer Sisonke Msimang said Australians are being racist by saying there are no differences between communities . she slammed Tony Abbott for cutting funds to remote communities . Many of these communities comprise Indigenous communities . She compared treatment of Aboriginal people to South Africa 's racism . She thinks Australians prefer to recognise and celebrate difference rather than acknowledge its existence .
Writer Sisonke Msimang said Australians are being racist by denying there are no differences between races . Msimang slammed Tony Abbott for cutting funds to remote communities . Many of these communities comprise Indigenous Australians . She compared treatment of Aboriginal people to South Africa 's apartheid . She thinks Australians need to recognise and celebrate difference rather than deny its existence .