But in his mind, it wasn't lost, the one undeniable fact That in a land of justice for all, he always would be black This vivid truth held him inside his self-inflicted prison Afraid to peep out of his cave, afraid to share his vision . . .

In this article, we use Philomena Essed's (1988) concept of 'Everyday Racism' as a theoretical framework to introduce critical perspectives for understanding experiences of contemporary racism among the new African diaspora in Australia. The concept deals with the everyday manifestations and (re)production of systemic inequality based on race and/or assumptions around race, whether intended or unintended. Our findings expose the covert, subtle and contestable forms that racism takes in Australian society and the consequences it has for black Africans. By discussing participants' views and opinions about working and living as skilled black African migrants in Australia, this article explores how racism continues to be perpetuated in Australia, where most citizens profess a commitment to the democratic principles of justice, equality, tolerance and 'a fair go'. We conclude that, for our black African respondents who experience racism regularly in their daily lives, the consequences are real and painful, manifesting in recurring themes such as the burden of proof; the weight of history and historicity; the 'constriction of experience'; and a superfluous self-surveillance and selfinterrogation.

Traditional agenda-setting research has convincingly demonstrated that the media's agenda influences the public's agenda in a somewhat linear fashion. Following from that, agenda-setting researchers are now investigating the attributes of culturally specific agendas. Their studies provide insight into what appears to be a complex process that may be affected by factors beyond those already documented. This paper similarly examines the intricate connections between media, specific events, and agenda-setting in Ghana. In this context it considers two specific events with significant sociocultural implications - events that were framed by the media to produce agenda-setting effects. The paper argues that the media's framing of those events provided their audience with certain ready-made patterns of cognition, thereby enhancing the possibility of agenda-setting. Résumé : La recherche traditionnelle sur la fonction d'agenda (« agenda setting ») a démontré de manière convaincante que les priorités des médias ont une influence sur les priorités du public de manière quelque peu linéaire. Dével-oppant leur approche, les chercheurs sur la fonction d'agenda sont en train d'étudier celle-ci par rapport à son impact culturel. Leurs études révèlent ce qui paraît être un processus complexe que peuvent influencer des facteurs peu documentés à ce jour. À l'instar de cette approche culturelle, cet article examine les rapports complexes entre la fonction d'agenda, les médias et des événements particuliers au Ghana. Dans ce contexte, il considère deux événements spécifiques dont les conséquences socioculturelles ont été significatives - des événements présentés par les médias de manière à produire des effets de type « fonction d'agenda ». Cet article soutient que la manière de présenter ces événements, étant congruente avec les manières de percevoir du public, augmente la possibilité que la fonction d'agenda produise un effet dans ces cas-ci.

Agenda-setting research is vigorously pursued within the general field of communication research. Despite this, the agenda-setting model continues to be criticized on methodological grounds. Some of the criticisms arise out of the field's heavy reliance on quantitative methods. This article argues that qualitative methods can be used to counter some of these criticisms. This is done using research on media coverage of the environment in the West African country of Ghana. Environmental issues have featured prominently in research aimed at proving that the media do indeed influence the public agenda. However, even within this subarea of agenda-setting research, there is no agreement on the agenda-setting effects of the media. This study adopted qualitative methods and found that the media indeed influenced the environmental agenda of the public. The qualitative approach helped to avoid some of the criticisms levelled against traditional agenda-setting methodology.

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The 'Culturally and Linguistically Diverse' (CALD) label: A critique using African migrants as exemplar Kwadwo Adusei-Asante and Hossein Adibi Black bodies in/out of place? Afrocentric perspectives and/on racialised belonging in Australia Kwamena Kwansah-Aidoo and Virginia Mapedzahama Educational resilience and experiences of African students with a refugee background in Australian tertiary education

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