Global Utilities

La Trobe University
Centre for Dialogue

Submission to Parliamentary Inquiry into Multiculturalism in Australia

Prof Joseph A. Camilleri — (free)

In February 2011, the Joint Standing Committee on Migration accepted terms of reference from the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, the Hon Chris Bowen MP, to inquire into the economic, social and cultural impacts of migration and to make recommendations to maximise the positive benefits of migration.

The Committee held a total of 13 public hearings of evidence for this inquiry, including one at the Centre for Dialogue in Melbourne on 29 March. Further, the Committee received over 450 written submissions from interested persons and organisations.

The submission by the Centre for Dialogue makes several policy recommendations with potential to yield rich returns in respect to Australia’s national priorities.

Download a copy of the Centre's submission to the inquiry here (PDF 240KB).

For Australia, multiculturalism is not a ‘moral option’ but a ‘practical necessity’.

Prof Camilleri, Submission to Parliamentary Inquiry into Multiculturalism in Australia, April 2011