Why do you think Australia is known as a multi-cultural society?

commodified at the institutional level, and therefore easier to accommodate, neutralize or ignore.

The Bicentenary celebrations threw this up most clearly. The dominant narrative remained that of British settlement; other narratives when included were subordinated to it. Loyalty to the Australian nation makes any attempts to argue positions that completely overthrow ‘the dominant narratives of its establishment a problem.

For Aborigines, however, celebrations of white settlement were not events to rejoice in. While celebrations were meant to be a commemoration of national unity and achievement, for Aborigines, they symbolized the invasion, conquest and dispossession of their land. (Garton, 203-204)