Albanese defends multiculturalism in veiled swipe at Hanson
The Prime Minister spoke at an ethnic communities conference. He said Australia was built by migrants and rejected Senator Hanson's monoculture stance.
On Thursday, Anthony Albanese spoke at Parliament House. Albanese addressed the Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils.
Albanese praised migrants as the foundation of modern Australia. Albanese made a joke about monoculture in Australia's past.
He said anyone seeing it should "Get themselves down to the nearest Specsavers." In June, Hanson said multiculturalism failed and Australia should be monocultural.
Albanese said migrants fill key roles across the nation, from healthcare to small business. They help Australia reach further.
Almost 350,000 migrant and refugee women work below their skill level. Albanese announced an $85.2 million investment to recognize their foreign qualifications.
"That is the foundation on which so much of our present is built," he said of multicultural Australia.
- 85.2 million dollars
- Investment for qualification recognition
- 350,000
- Migrant women underemployed
- June
- Hanson's speech date
- Parliament House
- Albanese's speech venue
Why it mattersThe government is taking a clearer position on identity and immigration. It directly opposes One Nation's assimilationist platform. This happens ahead of any election.
AustraliaDefines the Albanese government's immigration and cultural policy direction and how migrants are valued in Australian society.
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