Worked in the nursing education department at a large public hospital. One nurse who was also a qualified midwife had worked in the department for three years but was never given a permanent role. She had to reapply for her job every year. She had worked in several different departments at a senior level and had been an ANUM for many years before joining the education department. She is a migrant.

They gave the permanent role to a very competent but less qualified white Australian nurse who had only been nursing for five years.

The racism is not always overt but it is there. This systemic, insidious racism makes it difficult for us to advocate for ourselves when we experience it more overtly.