Australian Culture: the Multicultural Societies in the World
Australian Culture
Imagine a place where you can start a new life, a place which also embraces and celebrates where you come from. That's Australia, one of the most multicultural societies in the world. Australia’s diverse culture and lifestyle mirror its liberal democratic traditions and values, geographic closeness to the Asia–Pacific region and the social and cultural influences of the millions of migrants who have settled in Australia since World War II.
Migrants have contributed to almost every aspect of Australian life, from business to the arts, from cooking to comedy and from science to sport.
They, in sequence, have adjusted to Australia’s tolerant, informal and well balanced society.
What defines today’s Australia is not only the cultural diversity of its people, but the extent to which they are united by an overriding and unifying commitment to Australia. All Australians are free to express and practice their culture and belief and to take freely part in Australia’s national life. Meanwhile, every Australian citizen is expected to respect and endorse the principles and shared values that support Australia’s way of life. This includes creating a spirit of a commonwealth that embraces tolerance, mutual respect, and compassion for those in need. Australia also persuades tightly the opinion that no one should be treated unequal due to its country of birth, language, cultural heritage, religious belief or gender.
If one could draw a stereotype picture of an Australian, some people would picture an aweless with no understanding of authority person, whereas other would say that Australians are mostly law - abiding or even conformist. Some people, mostly those living overseas believe that all Australians live in the Australian outback or the bush. But there are also others that see Australians as people who believe in the principle of giving people a fair go and standing up for their mates, the disadvantaged and the underdog.
All people in Australia
Imagine a place where you can start a new life, a place which also embraces and celebrates where you come from. That's Australia, one of the most multicultural societies in the world. Australia’s diverse culture and lifestyle mirror its liberal democratic traditions and values, geographic closeness to the Asia–Pacific region and the social and cultural influences of the millions of migrants who have settled in Australia since World War II.
Migrants have contributed to almost every aspect of Australian life, from business to the arts, from cooking to comedy and from science to sport.
They, in sequence, have adjusted to Australia’s tolerant, informal and well balanced society.
What defines today’s Australia is not only the cultural diversity of its people, but the extent to which they are united by an overriding and unifying commitment to Australia. All Australians are free to express and practice their culture and belief and to take freely part in Australia’s national life. Meanwhile, every Australian citizen is expected to respect and endorse the principles and shared values that support Australia’s way of life. This includes creating a spirit of a commonwealth that embraces tolerance, mutual respect, and compassion for those in need. Australia also persuades tightly the opinion that no one should be treated unequal due to its country of birth, language, cultural heritage, religious belief or gender.
If one could draw a stereotype picture of an Australian, some people would picture an aweless with no understanding of authority person, whereas other would say that Australians are mostly law - abiding or even conformist. Some people, mostly those living overseas believe that all Australians live in the Australian outback or the bush. But there are also others that see Australians as people who believe in the principle of giving people a fair go and standing up for their mates, the disadvantaged and the underdog.
All people in Australia