Why do you think Australia is known as a multi-cultural society?
cultures, Culture histories and traditions. What unites us as a nation is our common identity – our first loyalty – to Australia.
Australia expects certain commitments from &l members of the community; regardless of their background:
- to share nil overriding loyalty to Australia, its interest and future;
- to accept the basic structures and principles of Australian society – the rule of law, tolerance, equality of opportunity, Parliamentary democracy, freedom of speech and religion, English as a national language, and equality of the sexes and races; and
- to acknowledge the right to express one’s own culture and beliefs involves a reciprocal responsibility to accept the right of others to express their views and values.’
In return Australia promises “equality of access., opportunity and participation in
