Foxy,
You said, "It also means that while people are proud to be
Australians they should not be expected to
renounce their ancestral background".

No, not renounce, but to stop practicing cultural ways that are alien to Australian laws and social standards. No cultural or religious law is superior to Australian law.

Henry,

And if those 'cultural ways' don't break any laws ?

Of course some cultural practices are objectionable. In particular, some may diminish women's rights. If so, hopefully the feminists will raise these issues in their solidarity with those women being mistreated. Yeah, right.

Joe

Dear Henry,

I've made it quite clear that within an institutional
framework that preserves tolerance and protects order we
can celebrate and enjoy diversity in food, in music, in
religion, in language and culture. But we could not do that
without the framework which guarantees the freedom to enjoy
diversity.

There are laws we are all expected to abide by. It is the
law enacted by the Parliament under the Australian Constitution.
If people can't accept that then they don't accept the
fundamentals of what Australia is and what it stands for.

I have Irish, Scottish, Welsh, English, perhaps Gypsy and Hungarian and West Indian, ancestry.
Loudmouth,
As Winston Churchill would have said "that's very sporting of your mother" ;-)

I don't see any particular ethnic or religious group trying to make people from the 'host culture' behave more like them,
Loudmouth,
Bankstown/Lakemba are glaring examples but don't for a minute let yourself believe there's no undermining from others. Just look how some have hoodwinked Telstra or how some risk our Agriculture industry just so they can feel they're having something better from the country of birth. Financial institutions have also had their links exposed. The culprits aren't always called Smith, Jones or Taylor !

Hi Individual,

People from every group have equal rights to be stupid, or to commit crimes. Are you suggesting a sliding scale of penalties for offences, depending on ethnicity ?

Joe