Dear runner,

Then they should not bring their baggage with them.
They should blend in with the rest of their chosen
community. It is their choice. If they want to
escape the Indian caste-system - I am sure that
a town inhabited by Indians in Australia would not
have a caste-system. Neither would a Russian village
have the poverty that they had in Russia - that's
why they came here to have a better life - but still
be able to maintain their ethnicity.

Dear CJ,

I'm glad you approve.

Would you like to reserve your space?

Hi Foxy. An interesting concept, but I believe it already happens to some extent doesn't it? In Perth anyway, they have whole suburbs mainly inhabited by Vietnamese, Italians , Chinese or Middle-Eastern people.

I don't really think this is a good idea in any case, because haven't many of these people left behind their original countries because they were looking for a better/safer life here in Australia?

We should all try to live in harmony to a certain extent so we don't have an 'us and them' situation.
I certainly don't want us to go the way of the United States who have had just as many, if not more, race integration problems than many other countries.

Sorry foxy but you highlight the problem not the answer.
Multiculturalism will be a very different thing for a 20 year old than it is for a 60 year old.
I was born in 1945, my childhood was one that saw people from war torn nations come here.
Often referred to as refos, but we grew up, became a nation.
We excepted the change inter wed and my family proved it worked.
Mum was one of a big family her sister had 13, just one of 5 sisters mum had 16.
We wed and mingled.
The first wave of Asian war refugees saw fears emerge and lets be honest both sides of politics at ground level held those fears.
It is easy to highlight reasons we held those fears if we look today, BUT just as clear under the same rules more make us a better place to live.
Now today, would you expect any difference?35 year olds and younger see multi culturism as an Asian or Muslim thing, it never was meant to be.
And here I always will be in trouble.
But should I hide my concerns just so not to be disliked?
Muslims often, not always live separate lives more than any past group.
Often want changes in us, to fit a way of life we do not want.
A different god, culture lifestyle, and separation is not the answer ever.
Remember south Africa.
It is my view, always has been, multiculturalism can work, but while retaining other cultures so very many do, respect Australians right to ours too.
I have more to say.

People I respect in this forum may dislike my views as stated but while I look to the younger for our future I am young at heart.
Every day I deal with people from all country's, have every single day.
They enrich my life and my country.
Lebanese Muslims youth big tough men have taken me for a beer after work yes that is what I said.
But this may be what our past migration planners thought Multi cultures would be.
Early start today of soon, but my in box held yet again an e mail full of hate.
It came from a CHRISTIAN, loverly bloke, my mate, votes conservative, hates Labor hates unions, but my mate.
Spite filled anti Muslim/boat people/Labor.
He would never understand, his hatred is as bad as those he fears, yet at some level we must be aware.
Be aware hatred primitive hate is one day, do not believe it?
Watch this space bring us to war a war we will see more deaths in than any other separation is not an answer it threatens me.

Or what abour an Australia full of Australians.

Just think, the crime rate would be greatly reduced and one could safely walk the streets at night withour fear of being mugged as much as now.

But that's just a dream because my Australia, the country I was born in is all but a distant memory.

Wasn't this called "Apartheid" in South Africa ?