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Name discrimination still 'prevalent' in Australia, says race discrimination commissioner

Imanina Syasya Binte Muhammad Tani says she never thought her name would be an 'issue'. (ABC News: Che Chorley)

Imanina Syasya Binte Muhammad Tani is tired of feeling like her full name is "one big problem".

She goes by Syasya day-to-day, and until moving to Australia from Singapore two years ago, she had never experienced name discrimination.

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