No Excuses, Migrants Must obey the Law
NEW and existing migrants from all ethnic backgrounds will have to "demonstrate a unified commitment to Australia" under new state laws, after changes were approved at a State Cabinet meeting yesterday.
Until now the Community Relations and Principles of Multiculturalism Act stated all institutions and people had to "respect and make provision for the culture, language and religion of others".
Community Relations Commission chairman Stepan Kerkyasharian said the law change would create a new definition of multiculturalism.
"We're not telling people to change their religion - we're not telling people to all look the same," he said.
"There are some things where we have to be all the same. Those things are the way we obey the law and the way we demonstrate our commitment to Australia.
"What this [change] does, it says that while we accept that Australians have different languages, backgrounds, they may speak different languages at home, they may have different religions.
"As Australians we all have a commitment to this country."
He said the laws of Australia would now be recognised above people's cultural backgrounds.
And I might add, not before time.
Until now the Community Relations and Principles of Multiculturalism Act stated all institutions and people had to "respect and make provision for the culture, language and religion of others".
Community Relations Commission chairman Stepan Kerkyasharian said the law change would create a new definition of multiculturalism.
"We're not telling people to change their religion - we're not telling people to all look the same," he said.
"There are some things where we have to be all the same. Those things are the way we obey the law and the way we demonstrate our commitment to Australia.
"What this [change] does, it says that while we accept that Australians have different languages, backgrounds, they may speak different languages at home, they may have different religions.
"As Australians we all have a commitment to this country."
He said the laws of Australia would now be recognised above people's cultural backgrounds.
And I might add, not before time.
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God or cuntry
I make my own laws
starting with the students studying there
soon the pretty Kerala nurses too will leave
the next time u have your ass checked it wont be by a manicured brown finger
I hear Keshi is leaving too
she wants to come to mumbai
she mailed me
the number of English speaking Indians is twice the population of UK
Amricans like TS MOM speak eloquently with excessive jaw movement
but their spelling is real bad
TS Mom rote to me
I tryed to email u two times
Rule No 1
never ever use the following adjectives
Dumb fat old
even if they are
but their bedside manners leave much to be desired
Wally in the throes of passion goes
'O God, I am arriving soon darling'
always wanting to be grammatically correct like Vest
Would your frog commenter mean no smoke without fire, if so how did this intrigue if substantiated describe you as one of mossads agents in the sixties?
Even if the Cock crows a dozen times I shall deny any thing worthy of denial, at this stage my conscience isn't worth worrying about.