Indian students

Overland asked the Indian community to trust police and
come forward to report any assault they face in the state.
The Victorian police's chief commissioner, addressing an
International students' safety forum here, said permanent
resident Indians were not being attacked at a higher rate than
the rest of the general public, AAP reported.
"Undoubtedly, some of what we are seeing is racist. There
is no denying that, I've never denied it, I have never walked
away from that," he said.
However, he said "the standing Indian population doesn't
live in those high risk areas, they don't necessarily use
public transport."
Overland also urged international students to go to the
police if they experience problems. "I know there are issues
of trust but if you don't tell us, if you're not prepared to
come forward and tell us, then there is little that we can
actually do about it," he said.
Against the backdrop of the attacks on Indians,
Australian Government was also planning to make changes in its
skilled migration programme that would delink permanent
residency with trade occupations such as hair-dressing and
cookery.
Immigration Minister Chris Evans will announce the new
rules on Monday that will include amendments to the "migration
occupations in demand" list, which awards points to migrants
applying to work in areas like hair-dressing and cookery, The
Age reported. PTI