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"We are working through them (the cases) in a practical
and effective way over time," Rudd said.
"The truth is this: the vast majority of Indian
students in Australia are embraced entirely by the Australian
community, get on with their business of studying hard,
getting their qualifications and going off to do whatever they
want to do with their lives," he said.
Meanwhile, 23-year-old student-cum-cabbie Ravinder Singh,
who was stabbed in the chest outside his girlfriend's house in
December, said he would never drive a cab again after being
attacked by an armed robber despite handing over all his cash.
"I was scared," he told reporters. "He (the assailant)
kept saying like: 'Give me your wallet, give me your wallet,
give me your wallet'."
Singh, who came to Australia three years ago to study
auto mechanics, said he quickly handed over about 70 or 80
dollars from his pocket to the masked man but the offender
still plunged a knife deep into his chest, puncturing his
right lung, AAP reported.
The youth spent two weeks in a critical condition in
hospital after the December 9 attack on Collier Street in West
Brunswick.
Conceding that there were "some" racist attacks on Indian
students in Australia, Victorian Police Commissioner Simon
Overland, meanwhile, cautioned against "hysterical" responses.
"I fear that the hysterical commentary will only spawn
more violence as attitudes polarise and harden, leading to
more hard core racist intentions and violence," he said. PTI