How can all Australians be best made aware of the benefits of multiculturalism?
An awareness, appreciation and identification of multiculturalism requires a diverse approach. This includes: Multiculturalism as a matter of day to day life: Learning to respect its presence in their daily lives, from the diversity of cultural and religious traditions which they encounter from the programs they watch on television to people they work with. Economic benefits: Continuing to expound upon the contribution of multiculturalism to Australia s trade relationships with Asia. If people appreciate that multiculturalism can be to their economic benefit it would be quixotic to oppose it. Dangers of alternatives: Whilst the ADC prefers to avoid the negatives, if people appreciate the alternatives to multiculturalism – divisiveness of an inharmonious society and national isolation in an era of globalisation – they are more likely to appreciate its significance in the maintenance of a cohesive racially tolerant society. Creative and popular means need to be employed to achieve this,
