Greek Community of Melbourne Defends Multicultural Australia After Hanson Remarks

Hanson’s concept of culture has little to do with Australia

We live in a multicultural country, and there is nothing the One Nation leader can do to change that.

Greek Community of Melbourne defends multicultural Australia after Hanson remarks

The Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM) has reaffirmed its commitment to multiculturalism and social cohesion following comments made by Senator Pauline Hanson during her National Press Club address this week. In a statement titled “Multiculturally Proud,” the organisation rejected racism, discrimination and intolerance, arguing that Australia’s success has been built on cultural diversity and the contributions of generations of migrants. Full st…

One umbrella, many stories: Why a "monocultural" Australia misses the point

After Pauline Hanson’s National Press Club call for a “monocultural” Australia, Suzan Wahhab writes from her own family’s journey from occupied Palestine to Sydney to show that the fair go is strengthened, not weakened, by multicultural belonging.

One race? One culture? One Australia?

At the National Press Club, Senator Pauline Hanson declared that Australia should be a “monocultural” rather than multicultural society. Truth be told… we’re not entirely sure which Australia she is talking about. Because the Australia most of us live in is wonderfully messy, diverse and interconnected. The doctor treating your child may have trained in India. Your local café may be run by a Greek, Vietnamese or Lebanese family. Your children’s …