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Australian FM defends multiculturalism against far-right calls for monoculture

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has strongly defended the nation's multiculturalism, directly challenging the far-right One Nation party's call for a monocultural society. Wong, drawing from her personal experience immigrating from Malaysia, argued that Australia's diversity is a source of prosperity and social cohesion. She asserted that a monocultural approach would isolate Australia internationally and weaken its standing in a dangerous world, highlighting the benefits of strong regional ties for securing national interests. AI

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Australian FM defends multiculturalism against far-right calls for monoculture

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Bloomberg ·

    Australian foreign minister defends multiculturalism, attacks far-right

    Australia’s foreign minister attacked the policies of the far-right One Nation party, arguing that its call for a monoculture would damage social cohesion at home and relations with friends and allies abroad. “The call for a monoculture is a call for Australia to curtail our choi…