Glad to see others are also advancing the idea about informing would be migrants about our culture, laws and ways.

ONE PROBLEM.

Ranier says "I believe this is conducted as part of citizenship and naturalisation"
But by that time... it's toooo late ! They are here, and are about to obtain citizenship, and have already been briefed by the rely's about how to work around the system.

A SUPERIOR APPROACH.

"Objective, Analysis, Measurement"
Anyone reading the government sites and info about 'Implementing Multi-cultural policies' will see that there is "continual review".. department heads are expected to give statistice, reports, and explainations about how they are actually progressing the MC agenda in their department.

A REVERSAL OF DIRECTION is needed.

I suggest we treat Migrants exactly the same ! Instead of our beurocrats being the "running" dogs of culture change of the HOST culture, how about they become the "attack" dogs of assimilation and integration ! Using the same methodology, but for a different outcome.
i.e. "Increased cohesian and unity" rather than 'Disintegration and Chaos"

Ro, Friedrich didn't mention Mundine so why are you on about him ? Are you reading words we don't read on this site?
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And I always get a laugh when posters here invent fictive Aboriginal people they know (as their friends) to justify their slag offs. What a peculiar pychosis this is? LOL :)

I might do they same in reverse and see if it works.

" Many white Liberal party mates I have don't like John Howard" LOL

Freddy, I'd dress up in chicken outfit and do the chicken dance if it annoyed you. It'd be worth it!

coach: Do you have any idea how crazy you sound to people that are not right wing or bible thmpers? Do I think it is "Islamic land"? No. But you guys sure seem to when you keep referencing various events there, and people there to show how bad Islam and Muslims are. Your reference to "anti-Sudanese" is a case in point. What is it that makes a place "Islamic land" anyway? The above all have about as much relevance to Islam and an "Islamic State" as the hospital in WA not serving pork does.

Rainier,
My wife became a citizen a few years back and did not receive any information about Aus society, laws or social standards. So none is given and as BD pointed out it would be too late.

People need that sort of info before they make the final decission to emigrate. It is a really big step for them and I would hate to think they get a lot of unexpected surprizes on arrival. For example, if someone strongly held beliefs that women should cover up could well be offended to look down over many beaches. Similarly girls here have careers, go out alone, drive cars and enjoy far greater freedom than girls in some countries. Some foods are not available here.

If we simply say to prospective migrants that "you can exercise your own culture here" we are deceiving them and kidding ourselves.

Some may even decide not to come to Aus because they do not like some aspects of our society. Thats fair enough.

I have tried to get information from DIMIA about this and they say their staff cannot legally give out this info. Unless someone reading this can shed light on it I will have to approach the Minister

I agree that many Aussies need civics education. This used to be taught at home, but not for some, it appears. Of course I view the conduct of some at Cronulla as appalling. As with Macquarie Fields and Redfern riots. I could find little wrong with what the NSW Chief Judge said the other night about manners.

The last two paragraphs of your reply to me, I find completely erroneous.

Dawood just doesn't get it, Muslims want us to embrace their culture ,but they don't want to embrace ours,we have had successful social integration for over a hundred years without any conflict UNTIL recently , when different cultures arrived here who have freedom ,but want us to change.

We have had the Italians,Dutch,Indonesians,Indians,Sikhs,all Europeans ,Singaporeans,Chinese,Afghans,Japanese, Jews ,Greeks,Germans,who all assimilated socially with no complaints over our Christian beliefs ,Christmas celebrations,decorations and Churches Holidays and more.

We did not change or compromise the foods,meats,holidays,celebrations then and shouldn't now.

As I said , it is ALL spiritual with middle eastern arrivals the devil is stirring , and us Bible thumpers know what it is.

The unregenerated human cannot know,understand or believe it is a spiritual battle unless they are "Born Again", into Christ.John Ch 3v 3-7 NT Bible .
The Bible says that the natural man cannot understand the spirtual as they are spiritually discerned.1 Corinthians Ch 2.

Jesus called the unregenerated man spiritually dead,He said ,"let the dead bury the dead".
So ,get "born again", and read the Bible, then you can understand what id happening to Australia .Beleive it or not !

Forgetting for a minute that many Indonesians, Singaporeans, Afghans, Indians and perhaps some others are also Muslim, of course.