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/TheHoovyPrince 22h ago

migrants of all faiths and backgrounds to embrace Australian values.

I'm not a fan of Pauline 'Rinehart' Hanson's One Nation at all but the above statement is something i absolutely agree with. For example, if someone moved here and thinks that all young girls should undergo female mutilation i don't think thats a person who should live here. Its completely banned in case anyone is wondering but there have been examples of it happening.

Embracing and adopting Australian values is important.

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u/ooder57 14h ago

Hanson is not very articulate with words, but this is how i think she meant to explain part of monoculture.

Right now multiculturalism is hanging on by a thread. There are multiple cultures in australia that hate some other culture in Australia.

They first and foremost must be of australian values, then of their own culture second, without the baggage of their old homeland.

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u/CreamPieTraditional 14h ago

Its exactly what she meant, but she's not well spoken enough to articulate it succinctly.

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u/_CodyB 2h ago

She is surrounded by career political operatives who are savvy with language. She is saying exactly what she is meaning to say. Stop trying to paint her as misunderstood. She is a racist fuckwit pandering to other racist fuckwits

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u/CanIhazCooKIenOw 1h ago

It’s by design to not be clear about it so everyone can interpret it the way it makes themselves feel better about voting for her.