Multiculturalism in Australia Research Paper 2022

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Introduction
The term multiculturalism recognizes and commemorates the different cultures in
Australia. After the end of the second World War there were various changes in the policies of
the Australian government. The evolution of multiculturalism came much later when Australia
finally started accepting people from different cultures into their country. Cohabiting with
different cultures meant to respect each other’s rights and privacy and to live in a peaceful way
and maintain peace and harmony in the society. The public policy that came into force in the
Australian democracy ensured the safety of its citizens and it also aimed to respect the cultural
heritage of the individuals who were living in the country (Roose & Possamai,2015).
This paper briefly discusses the concept of multiculturalism in Australia and the reasons
for it being related to or associated with anti-immigration sentiment. This paper also discusses
the current immigration policy of Australia. Apart from these topics it also talks about the
impact, multiculturalism has on the operations of various schools with the help of examples.
Discussion
There was a rapid change in the perceptions and views of several countries after the end
of World War II. The countries were trying to come up with new policies and treaties in order to
avoid such horrified destruction that took place due to the two World Wars. After the end of the
World Wars many countries tried to escape from the clutches of the British Empire and develop
independent nations. According to the authors Kamp, Alam, Blair and Dunn, (2017), in their
article discussed how cultural diversity proved to be beneficial for the nation. Australia tried to
break free from being labelled as a white nation. It no longer desired to be a white nation because
the country as a whole did not want to stay behind. Thus, after a while they accepted the concept

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of multiculturalism, recognized different cultures, tried to welcome them, and started being open
to cultural diversity. However, after critical evaluation, the most recent survey suggested the
prevalence of racism in spite of support given to the culturally diverse individuals who were a
part of the nation.
The concept of multiculturalism has been a topic of debate for a long time. According to
the author Ivison, (2016) in his article stated that the reason for Australia being open to the
concept was because of its low population which was a strategic movement made by the policy
makers in order to create an impact on the economy of the country. However, after examining
the fact it was found that the political motive for introducing the concept was that the nation was
more focused on developing good relations in the foreign market. The concept of
multiculturalism was introduced to increase the cultural diversity. Immigration in Australia has
always been a political issue. Australia is the land of aboriginals and several people who are
from the overseas stay in the country (Jakubowicz, 2015).
The immigration policies are constructed on the willingness of the countries to accept
immigration. Generally, there are three categories of immigrants like the independent class, the
refugee class and the family class (Beine, et al., 2016) . New measures are being implemented
and few changes have been made on the immigration policy and the federal government of
Australia have tried to lower the intake of migrants as immigrants are flooding Australia ( Peter,
2015).
The government have tried to improve the immigration structure by providing new visas
to people who are keen on working and living in regional Australia. There have been two
provisional regional visas, which have been introduced by the government, which are Skilled
Work Regional Visa and the other being the Skilled Employer Sponsored Visa. The two regional