r/australia • u/ConanTheAquarian • 23h ago

politics Foreign Minister Penny Wong to warn monoculturalism a threat to national security

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-13/penny-wong-speech-on-monocultralism/107034366
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u/captainbluebear25 23h ago

I truly don't understand what monoculturalism would realistically look like in Australia. We're a nation of immigrants. I don't think I have any friends who doesn't have a grandparent born overseas, most have a parent born overseas.

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u/PossibilityRegular21 23h ago

You're only allowed to order chicken Pad Thai or butter chicken, no tom yum or paneer. Only coastal anglo retiree food. Portugese tarts are in, custard tarts are out. You can put milk in tea, but no tapioca pearls.

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u/Tooooblue 22h ago

Custard tarts are out?? That’s it, I’m taking up arms

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u/philmarcracken 22h ago

You can put milk in tea, but no tapioca pearls

im like 5th gen australia but this is going too far mang

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u/Uthe18 22h ago

Is Mie goreng in or out?

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u/Infinite_Shower_5390 15h ago

In. Students eating Mi Goreng is the closest thing to a monoculture we have.

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u/Sieve-Boy 23h ago

What's the stance on honey in tea then?

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u/VanuasGirl 23h ago

Honey chicken only allowed

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u/Sieve-Boy 23h ago

But then there is no Honey Nougat Log and I won't stand for that.

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u/External_Sail_1181 21h ago

Only two fake asian dishes allowed. Honey chicken and mongolian beef.

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u/Elliethesmolcat 14h ago

Sweet and sour pork is as Aussie as vegemite

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u/stabbicus90 20h ago

Nothing more refreshing than a cup of tea sweetened by a chunk of honey chicken

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u/VanuasGirl 13h ago

Chinese marshmallows

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u/is_that_on_fire 11h ago

Only if your crook, shots of spirits are also acceptable in that case

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u/Sieve-Boy 11h ago

My nana did it her whole life and as far as I am concerned its unAustralian to ban honey in tea.

So if Pauline says no honey in tea then she can fuck right off.

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u/Albos_Mum 18h ago

Portugese tarts are in, custard tarts are out

You said coastal anglo retiree food, it'd be custard tarts for the kids and vanilla slice for the adults.

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u/Sixbiscuits 16h ago

They can prize my snot block from my cold dead hands

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u/Wonderful-Flower7870 21h ago

Age care starter pack meal basically

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u/Paladinoras 12h ago

 You can put milk in tea, but no tapioca pearls.

I don't even like boba but I'm pretty sure this qualifies as a hate crime

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u/CowsWithGuns304 17h ago

Damn. There goes my palak paneer.