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1 results foundAuthor: Australian Multicultural Council Title: The Australian Community. The Australian Multicultural Council's report on multiculturalism and social cohesion in Australian neighbourhoods Summary: Multiculturalism is a key feature of Australia as a modern liberal democracy. Australian multiculturalism entails actively supporting and maintaining diversity, an equal emphasis on rights and responsibilities, and a focus on democratic values of participation, inclusion, fairness, and justice. There are no special entitlements afforded under our current multicultural policy. All Australians have the same basic rights to practice and maintain their cultural heritage, traditions and language within the law and free from discrimination. In turn all Australians are expected to be loyal to Australia, obey its laws, and to become self-reliant citizens who contribute to the social and economic life of our nation. Compared with the widespread incidence of unrest that has characterised many countries around the world, Australian society has remained peaceful, harmonious and remarkably resilient. This broadly positive picture is supported by both national and international research. The latest research from the Scanlon Foundation's Mapping Social Cohesion series states that 84 per cent of Australians support multiculturalism, and social cohesion is strong at the national level. Yet indicators at the community level, particularly in neighbourhoods of high cultural diversity and low socioeconomic status, are significantly below the national average. This is reflected in: lower levels of trust, sense of safety, political participation, involvement in volunteer work, and higher levels of discrimination. Pockets of social and economic disadvantage, especially when tied to low levels of social cohesion, can have long term implications for productivity, prosperity and community harmony. The opportunity therefore exists for a more targeted focus on neighbourhoods and groups which experience lower levels of social cohesion, with attendant strategies to build trust, civic engagement, community resilience and a positive culture of hope, reward and opportunity. Details: Sydney(?):Australian Multicultural Council, 2013. 29p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed March 25, 2015 at: http://www.crc.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/22965/The_Australian_Community.pdf Year: 2013 Country: Australia URL: http://www.crc.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/22965/The_Australian_Community.pdf Shelf Number: 135008 Keywords: Community ParticipationMinority Groups (Australia)Partnerships |