Attacks in Australia on Indian Students why !

Are Australian authorities taking steps to protect Indian students following a series of brutal attacks in Melbourne that have left the victims in hospital.

Australian police say there have been 500 cases of assault on Indian students in the past six months, perhaps triggered by unemployment.

In fact, the Australian government’s $3.5-million campaign to attract Indian students-in an effort to combat recession-could remain a non-starter if the issue of racial attacks is not addressed. An estimated 95,000 Indian students joined Australian institutions of higher education in the first 11 months of 2008.

Source: BusinessWeek