2012 Census data has revealed that almost a quarter (24.6 per cent) of Australia's population was born overseas and 43.1 per cent of people have at least one overseas-born parent.
Contemporary Australian society prides itself on being multicultural.
What do you think this means?
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In Advance Australia Fair, the Australian national anthem, it states:
"For those who’ve come across the seas,
We’ve boundless plains to share..."
What do you think this means?
Before we further look at multiculturalism in Australian society, lets first explore different cultures of the world.
"We are one, but we are many
And from all the lands on earth we come
We share a dream and sing with one voice:
I am, you are, we are Australian"
"We are one, but we are many
And from all the lands on earth we come
We share a dream and sing with one voice:
I am, you are, we are Australian"