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>Arrest the assailants and interrogate them.

I agree. Curiously, a lot of people I know (Indians all of them), held the opinion that Australia was an extremely racially biased country, much before these attacks started getting publicized so widely. Must have something to do with that extremely controversial Indian cricket teams tour of Australia, I guess.

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Yes, when viewed through the prism of our our national cricket team's 'play for keeps' approach, we can appear to be aggressive hot-heads. However, what is considered acceptable on the sports field is not generally approved of elsewhere!

In my city there are many people from Southern and Eastern Europe, Asia and Africa, as well as us Anglos. It's a pretty relaxed and friendly place.

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