What is Harmony Day?
Harmony Day is celebrated on 21 March each year and provides an opportunity for all Australians to: • celebrate our many successes as a diverse and harmonious multicultural society; • re-commit to our common values of respect and goodwill towards our fellow Australians of all backgrounds; to • say ‘no’ to racism; and coincides with the United Nations International Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Since 1945 more than six million people have settled in Australia and in 60 years of post-war migration Australia ‘s population has jumped from 6 million to approximately 20 million. Between us we now speak more than 200 languages, including 45 Indigenous languages. Our most commonly spoken languages are English, Italian, Greek, Cantonese, Arabic, Vietnamese and Mandarin.
