'Faced a lot of racism': Indian woman working as a nurse in Australia asks if not liking life abroad a good reason to return. Redditors say...

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Ghosh, P. (2026, October 14). 'Faced a lot of racism': Indian woman working as a nurse in Australia asks if not liking life abroad a good reason to return. Redditors say... Times of India. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/faced-a-lot-of-racism-indian-woman-working-as-a-nurse-in-australia-asks-if-not-liking-life-abroad-a-good-reason-to-return-redditors-say-/articleshow/134951166.cms

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Times of India · collected 2026-10-14 · by Poulomi Ghosh

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A 24-year-old Indian nurse working in Australia shared her struggles with racism and loneliness on Reddit, questioning if these reasons are enough to return home early despite having a secure job and permanent residency prospects in two years. She also considers her mother’s needs back in India after losing her father during adolescence. Redditors generally advised her to complete the process for Australian PR first, emphasizing better long-term benefits for herself and her family, including financial stability and easier international travel.
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A 24-year-old Indian woman working as a nurse in Australia has expressed her struggles with racism and loneliness, questioning whether these factors are enough reason to return to India. The woman, who currently holds a secure job but plans to stay in Australia for two more years until she achieves permanent residency (PR), disclosed facing significant racial discrimination at work. She mentioned losing her father as a teenager and now feels compelled to be near her widowed mother in India. Additionally, the nurse highlighted how Indian children often face severe racism within Australian schools, expressing concern about her future children experiencing similar issues. Redditors have debated whether she should stay or return to India for support from family and friends.

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Poulomi Ghosh
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Australia Australian India Indian Indias

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India GPE · 11× Australia GPE · 6× Australian NORP · 3× Indian NORP · 3× Indias NORP · 1× Redditors ORG · 1× Western NORP · 1×

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She said she lost her father when she was a teen and another reason to consider going back to India is to live in the same country with her mother. "All my friends live in India and I feel quite lonely here.
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🔮 Then she will stay in India for 3-4 years to figure out what suits her.

Claims (20 extracted, 2 hedged)

A Redditor, claiming to be a 24-year-old woman with a secure nurse job in Australia and the prospect of getting permanent residency in two years, said she does not like life in Australia overall. asserted
she → claim → Australia
Racism in the workplace is one of the reasons why she does not like it there; other reasons include loneliness. asserted
reasons → like → loneliness
But racism targeting Indias is 'horrible' in Australia, the woman said, adding that her friends and family members advised her not to return. asserted
friends → target → her
She asked Redditors whether not liking life abroad is a good reason to come back to India, though she disclosed that she has a plan to return to India once she gets PR in Australia. asserted
she → ask → Australia
Then she will stay in India for 3-4 years to figure out what suits her. asserted
what → stay → her
The Redditor revealed that she has her widowed mother to take care of in India. asserted
she → reveal → India
She said she lost her father when she was a teen and another reason to consider going back to India is to live in the same country with her mother. "All my friends live in India and I feel quite lonely here. asserted
I → say → India
And working in healthcare I have faced a lot of racism. asserted
I → work → racism
I also worked as a school nurse and Indian kids in general face horrible racism. asserted
kids → work → racism
I feel scared that my kids probably will face it too," she wrote. asserted
she → feel → it
"I preferred dating back in India and just know that I'll have a better time finding someone in India than here. asserted
I → prefer → India
But my family and friends tell me that I should stay and I'm stupid to want to return," she added. asserted
she → tell → me
And the unanimous verdict is: Get your Australian PR asserted
verdict → get → PR
While Redditors comforted her that there is nothing wrong in wanting to come back to India just because she was not liking Australia, the wiser option, they said, is to get Australian PR first. asserted
they → comfort → PR
Some suggested to get her mother to Australia for six months but not compromising on Australian citizenship, as she said she is close to getting that. uncertain
she → suggest → that
indian passport has no value.. asserted
passport → have → value
also remember you are earning in aus dollars . asserted
you → remember → dollars
You will be able to take care of your mom better in india.. asserted
You → take → india
indian nurses won't get paid high," one suggested. uncertain
one → pay → ?
"As for racial discrimination, that's unavoidable in Western countries but India has its own discrimination based on religion caste color status etc," another said. asserted
another → have → status
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