Australians debate immigration and national identity

Australia once was proud of the policy of multiculturalism that had allowed its new citizens to celebrate their heritages and the culture of the society they had joined. But now there is an increasing feeling, particularly on the right of the political spectrum, that clinging too closely to some inappropriate aspects of that cultural heritage is incompatible with Australian culture.

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