In Australia, the New South Wales government has discussed the issue of attacks on Indians with the community leaders. State's Attorney General John Hatzistergos said he was told that Indian community leaders at the meeting agreed that from their personal experiences they did not believe that Australia was a racist country or that criminal attacks on Indian students or residents of Australia from Indian background were racist. He added that it's possible that some individual actions may be racially motivated. The meeting also noted the strong anti-discrimination laws are in place in New South Wales. Mr Hatzistergos said he met with Chair of the Victorian Multicultural Commission George Lekakis in Melbourne. He said Lekakis gave me a thorough overview of the situation in Victoria, and put forward some ideas about how we can work to prevent such incidents occurring in NSW. He said the Premier and he will again meet with Indian community organisations and representatives in February.