A snippet from an article found at the Guardian Australia today
The study finds 75.9% of the 2490 people occupying the most senior posts in Australia are from Anglo-Celtic backgrounds, while 19% have a European background, 4.7% a non-European background and 0.4% an Indigenous background.
“Described another way, about 95% of senior leaders in Australia have an Anglo-Celtic or European background,” the report says. “Although those who have non-European and Indigenous backgrounds make up an estimated 24% of the Australian population, such backgrounds account for only 5% of senior leaders.
It is not just annoying (at least) for migrants. It also means that Australians miss out.
I have a simple example at work.
My employer pays ca. 2000 Euro per month for an Internet presence in Europe. This is way too much.
A few months back I suggested a well-known German provider where we could get a similar service for below 400 Euro per month.
However, at the moment senior management is negotiating with another well-known brand (world-wide, so known in Australia as well), to bring the costs below 1500 Euro.