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The successful immigration programs termed as multiculturalism for which Australians have a sense of national pride in providing a haven of harmony and prosperity and in the way, new citizens have accepted and added to their heritage is debated. Serious conflicts that emerged well challenged the Hypothetical panel by questioning if multiculturalism still works or would Australia join the distressingly long list of countries scarred by ethnic conflict and discrimination.

Australia, Public affairs, Ethnic relations, Multiculturalism

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Sums of the father

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Money, often thought to be the primary criterion of status in Australian society, is less important than ancestry. Financial well-being that extends at least three generations into the past is the foundation of Australia's social status. The structure below old money might be called "current status class," inhabited by people anxious to accumulate real estate, race horses, and large expense accounts. Celebrities are the only group welcome at all social levels.

Social status

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Riding high

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The Australian outback sport of camp drafting, where a horse rider removes one animal from a herd of cattle and drives it to another pen, is described, with focus on the skill needed in competitions.

Management, Competitions, Cattle, Horsemanship

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