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"This is a welcoming, tolerant society," Fraser said,
adding there was no evidence that the two matters were linked.
"Queensland and Australia remain a very safe place,"
he added.
"There's no doubt this has been an issue in the
international arena. That's why we want to emphasise... that
this is a welcoming, tolerant society.
"No one endorses any violence against any individual."
Australia's Prime Minister Rudd on Thursday said:
"Regrettably, there have been some incidents recently, let's
accept that, but let's put it into context, and also in the
context of, let's call it, the broader incidences of violence
to students of other ethnic backgrounds, acts of violence
against Australian students, acts of violence in particular
parts of our large cities at any given time of the day."
Nearly 100 cases of attacks on Indians were reported
in Australia in 2009. Nitin Garg, a 21-year-old student who
was stabbed to death here by unidentified assailants, was the
first victim of such attacks this year. PTI