Multiculturalism
Politics & Society
In Pursuit of Knowledge
Episode 2: Strengthening multiculturalism in a time of conflict
In this Episode of In Pursuit of Knowledge we ask why multiculturalism in Australia appears to be under significant strain, and what can we do to repair it?
Arts & Culture
‘Tis the season to celebrate Australia’s diversity
The Australian summer holidays are an opportunity to explore and celebrate some of our diverse cultures and communities
Health & Medicine
Sport and that sense of belonging
For young people from disadvantaged families and refugee communities in Australia, participating in sport can help to create pathways to belonging
Environment
Designing-in difference
Culturally inclusive urban design can help shape our everyday public spaces, encouraging a vibrant multicultural social fabric here in Melbourne
Business & Economics
Gender reshaping the traditional Australian household
Couples with children still dominate Australia but the HILDA Survey 2019 shows women working and earning more is creating a subtle and sometimes difficult rebalancing at home
Education
Moving between different cultural worlds
Young Australians from migrant and refugee backgrounds are close to their families, but this can mean they have to negotiate a balance between different cultural expectations
Politics & Society
What’s it like to be young and from overseas in Australia?
The first ever census of young Australians from refugee and migrant backgrounds paints a mixed picture of optimism and belonging against a backdrop of ongoing discrimination
Arts & Culture
Podcast
Hearing, healing and Havana
How an anthropologist’s cultural experiences in Cuba led to a multicultural music project in Melbourne
Politics & Society
Mapping Australia’s multicultural future
In a world first, Australia will conduct a census of multicultural young people in the country - finding out how they’re faring economically and socially, and their vision for the future