Monday, 26 March 2012

Moral Leadership and Multi-culturalism
Going back to my first 21722 lecture last Saturday, I remember thinking about how Australia has changed in its cultural diversity.  When I was at school my suburb was mainly Anglo-Saxon with a smattering of Mediterranean.  Now, I'm told, it's Somali!
While my 21722 classmates were introducing themselves, the wide range of backgrounds became apparent.  Of course, many were international students, but many others had emigrated to Australia from all parts of the world.

As I said, it wasn't always like this.  Things changed in the mid-seventies when the Fraser government decided to accept thousands of Vietnamese refugees.  This was quite a change and Malcolm Fraser showed great moral leadership and deserves heavy praise.
Not that I ever voted for the bloke!

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