Australia's majority Cultural Identity has been a copy of the USA for many years, entertainment in general, particularly movies, music and TV.
The town of Tamworth, NSW, has an annual "Country Music Festival" at which the dress of the fans and performers mirrors Hollywood's warped idea of what cowboys wore and the Western Drawl/Nasal Twang is the preferred singing voice at The Un-Australian Activities Festival.

Just why people would think that country people have such poor taste in music is anyone's guess.

Good evening to everyone...

There's no doubt Australia has got a multitude of problems, with some cultures not wishing to assimilate with us, and some of us not prepared to extend the hand of friendship, harmony and unity to them.

To be brutally honest, occasionally we Aussies aren't always prepared to be particularly welcoming towards others (strangers). Even though many of them will resolutely strive hard to befriend us ? It would seem therefore, we Aussies tend, not to be as approachable as we could be ? And I do wonder why ?

The solutions to these seemingly intractable problems above, I have no answers ? However, something I do know and appreciate, we have the very best country in the world, with the best conditions, the best way of life and climate, with the best statutory protections for all, and the most stable political and legal systems possible, and by far the most capable, and well trained military (per capita), and the most effective and best trained law enforcement officers, in the developed world. Finally, we have by far, the best Social Security System, of any country on earth, including that of any of the Scandinavian countries.

So folks, we really do have a lot to be thankful for, yet we still whinge, and whine about everything possible under the sun ? Isn't that part of the traditional Aussie way of life, to complain ?

So with these multitude of benefits, and our five star Social Security system, as evidenced by the number of asylum seekers arriving by boat... I sometimes wonder if we don't take it all, too much for granted ?

JOM "I don't belong to any ethnic group, my ethnic group and the nation into which I was born no longer exist, I and the ones like me aren't "constructing" any identity, that's another straw man."

Yes, we all know you are a "white" Australian of your favoured European flavour though Jay don't we?
You mention skin colour in almost all of your' posts.
Why is that?

Joe is thankfully one of the many who love Australia as it is now, and is not living in the past.

Jay Of Melbourne
" I see gangs of Pacific Islanders in their twenties loitering outside and I hear from my kids about the lockdowns, the fights, the sexual assaults, the gay bashings etc at their school."
Don't worry mate we have the same problem up here in Cairns only more so with the West Africans and their love for cane knives.

Joe,
You been drinking some strong home brew or smokin sumpen?

I could look forward to and rely on you to put out some practical experiences, knowledge and forthrightness on aboriginal matters, and here you are going all gooey and philosophical.

I think you are confusing our multi racial community with multiculturalism. Despite the best effort of Whitlam, Grazzby and Fraser we are not and never have been multicultural. The very foundations of our society are derived from the Westminster system. Our governance, military, justice, law enforcement, local government, medical and education systems show that. Multi-racial, Yes, multicultural No

With the advent of the multicultural ideology, where it was encouraged for new immigrants to continue many of their old cultural practices, there was this forming of various ethnic communities, complete with some very alien practices such as centuries old hatreds, forced marriages, oppression of women, FGM, polygamy, cockfights and a contempt for our laws and society. If nothing is done we will see a good country buggered.

I do not see how you can be so blind not to see the divisions caused by multiculturalism ideology. We are now a nation of tribes. Socially it has been all downhill since the 70s. Read the bloody news! Nothing to be optimistic about. It is blatantly obvious that we need to be more selective with our immigration.

You had better give up whatever it is you are on and remove the rose coloured glasses and have a good look at the real world. There are problems aplenty.

I far preferred the old Joe Loudmouth.

suse,
Who said anything about skin colour?
See there you go again, straw man, ad hominem.
This society suits people like you because it requires nothing of you, it's easier just to go along with it and ignore the corruption, the violence, the rapes, the ethnic cleansing, the intimidation of the elderly, the drug dealing etc.