How is one of the most culturally diverse nations supporting its multicultural community through the pandemic?

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Australia has long boasted being a multicultural country.

It’s a flag many Australian leaders have been keen to wave high.

“Australia is the most successful multicultural society in the world,” said former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, on Harmony Day in 2017.

Statics tell a story of Australia's rich diversity.

According to the last Census data, more than one-quarter of Australians were born overseas and close to half of Australians have at least one parent born overseas.

That means Australia has more residents born overseas than the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.

But how do we look after those communities? And how have our culturally and linguistically diverse communities been treated during the pandemic?

With net migration set to dramatically slide - with numbers set to land in the negative for the first time since World War II - how could Covid-19 impact multiculturalism in Australia?

Jess Strutt takes a look.

Guests:

Suresh Rajan - President of the Ethnic Communities Council of Western Australia

Prof Amanda Davies - head of the University of Western Australia’s School of Social Sciences and a lecturer and researcher in demography

Ramdas Sankaran - CEO of the Multicultural Services Centre

Period2 Nov 2020

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  • TitleHow is one of the most culturally diverse nations supporting its multicultural community through the pandemic?
    Degree of recognitionNational
    Media name/outletABC
    Media typeRadio
    Duration/Length/Size46 Minutes
    Country/TerritoryAustralia
    Date2/11/20
    DescriptionAustralia has long boasted being a multicultural country.

    It’s a flag many Australian leaders have been keen to wave high.

    “Australia is the most successful multicultural society in the world,” said former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, on Harmony Day in 2017.

    Statics tell a story of Australia's rich diversity.

    According to the last Census data, more than one-quarter of Australians were born overseas and close to half of Australians have at least one parent born overseas.

    That means Australia has more residents born overseas than the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.

    But how do we look after those communities? And how have our culturally and linguistically diverse communities been treated during the pandemic?

    With net migration set to dramatically slide - with numbers set to land in the negative for the first time since World War II - how could Covid-19 impact multiculturalism in Australia?

    Jess Strutt takes a look.

    Guests:

    Suresh Rajan - President of the Ethnic Communities Council of Western Australia

    Prof Amanda Davies - head of the University of Western Australia’s School of Social Sciences and a lecturer and researcher in demography

    Ramdas Sankaran - CEO of the Multicultural Services Centre
    URLhttps://www.abc.net.au/perth/programs/focus/covid-multiculturalism/12839800
    PersonsAmanda Davies