Racialisation Racialisation is the process by which groups of people come to be seen, treated and to understand themselves as belonging to a distinct racial group.5 Throughout history racialisation has been used to establish a hierarchical system which justifies the oppression of certain groups and consolidation of white domination.6 Racialisation has been embedded in the social upheavals that have shaped our world today, including settler colonisation and large-scale enslavement.7 Negatively racialised Negatively racialised refers to groups who experience the harms and traumas of racialisation, which are typically concentrated on certain groups. These groups have been racialised in a way that is negative to maintain the supremacy of whiteness within different locations and contexts. 8 People with lived experience of racism Refers to First Nations and cultural and linguistically diverse peoples who have direct, firsthand experiences of interpersonal and systemic racism and who have been negatively racialised. 9 CALD & culturally and linguistically diverse CALD is an acronym typically used to refer to people of non-English speaking background, and people born outside of Australia as well as people whose first language is not English. 10 People may not identify with the acronym as it does not capture the complex nature of many Australians’ cultural heritage. In the context of this Report, culturally and linguistically diverse refers to racial, cultural, and religious people or communities who are not First Nations but may otherwise have direct lived experience of racism. Systemic and structural racism Systemic and structural racism refer to cultural norms, laws, ideologies, policies, and practices that are designed to promote the interests of a single demographic while creating barriers or reinforcing racial inequity for individuals outside of this demographic. This macro level functioning of racism operates without needing dedicated laws, policies or practices to keep it in place, and underpins and enables other forms of racism to operate. 11 Interpersonal racism Refers to racism that occurs between individuals. It can be intentional or unintentional and can come in the form of abuse, harassment, humiliation, or exclusion or can be expressed through off hand jokes or comments.12 National Anti-Racism Framework Scoping Report 2022 | 15