Soapbox We all hear Pauline Hanson. Why don’t more Australians question it What actually is the right kind of migrant? Is it white, conservative, Catholic? Are they male, female, does a certain type not commit crimes?
News & Views The Liberal Party helped build multicultural Australia. Now it won’t say the word. Andrew Hastie believes there is a “third way” for Australia, a path somewhere between Pauline Hanson’s monoculturalism and multiculturalism.
News & Views I’m a mother, a paediatrician, an Australian. Don’t tell me I don’t belong. Australia is stronger when multiculturalism is embraced and everyone feels they belong, regardless of where they were born.
News & Views The qualification paradox: Why a postgraduate degree isn’t enough for Australia’s migrant women Australia is wasting migrant women’s degrees, stalling productivity and denying fair access to leadership and secure work.
Soapbox If the government wants social cohesion, it must tackle racism for all Until recently, “social cohesion” was a term rarely uttered by Australian politicians. Then suddenly, it was everywhere.
News & Views Bob, you’re not the only one tired of being asked ‘where are you from?’ Bob, I understand the exhaustion of being asked, “Where are you from?” I have been there many, many times, mate, writes Rita Nasr.
News & Views Australians most concerned about the economy as social cohesion remains low Social cohesion has remained stable over the past 12 months, according to Scanlon Mapping Social Cohesion Research.
Soapbox Embracing the uniqueness of our own diversity honours the past, present and future After initially trying to hide my Indian heritage in Australia, I eventually embraced both cultures, finding strength in my unique identity.
Politics Labor’s proposed affirmative action quota could boost cultural diversity Jana Stewart is spearheading a new affirmative action quota in the hopes of diversifying the ALP to reflect Australia’s population.
News & Views 5 years on, would an outspoken Australian-Muslim activist ‘get Yassmined?’ Abdel-Magied herself hopes change is happening Yassmin Abdel-Magied left Australia in 2017 after being hounded by right wing media and politicians. Has Australia changed since?
News & Views ‘I want us to reimagine this country’: Nyadol Nyuon launches survey on migrant and refugee women Chair of the Harmony Alliance Nyadol Nyuon has shared a vision for a reimagined Australia, where racism is not tolerated and women feel safe in the streets, in parliament and at home.
