Social cohesion and gritted-teeth tolerance

"In 2022, for the first time in decades, the government commissioned a review of multiculturalism, Towards Fairness. It found Australia had muddled on, but squandered its world-leading status and recommended the government create a minister, a permanent commission and department for multiculturalism. Labor MP Dr Anne Aly was appointed multicultural affairs minister in 2025."

She delivered a powerful speech last November:

"Aly declared it was time to end “the conditional form of multiculturalism, that kind of gritted-teeth tolerance that,

'You are welcome here as long as your food tastes good,

your celebrations are colourful, and

your music is present to the ears.’"

"But any questioning, any speaking out, any disruptive participation in any practice of citizenship will not be tolerated. Instead, acts of citizenship afforded to the broader community are viewed as acts of defiance when performed by the other and are met with cries of, ‘Go back to where you came from,’ and ‘Love Australia or leave it.’ " >>
https://www.theguardian.com/society/ng-interactive/2026/mar/23/social-cohesion-meaning-has-lost-feelgood-vibe

Full speech: Reimagining Multiculturalism in Australia, The Hon Dr Anne Aly MP, Minister for Small Business, Minister for International Development, and Minister for Multicultural Affairs 2025 >>
https://ministers.treasury.gov.au/ministers/anne-aly-2025

#SocialCohesion #ethnonationalism #Anglosphere #SettlerSociety #mainstream #belonging #diversity #IndigenousPeoples #CALD #hate #racism #silencing #culture #entertainment #SongAndDance #ScarilyDiverse #representation #participation #Australia #culture

17 open PhD positions in the very interesting research program SOCION "Towards a New Fabric of Society"

https://socion-program.org/

#Society #SocialCohesion #SharedValues #SocialMechanisms #Institutions #Academia #Science #Research #FediHire

"When material inequality rises (or when people feel the system is rigged), trust and cohesion tend to fall.

"A big strand of literature links rising economic inequality (this very much includes housing affordability) with increased social segregation and ultimately lower social cohesion."

https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2026/03/10/the-stats-guy-social-cohesion

#auspol #socialcohesion #wealthinequality #housing

RE: https://rssfeed.media/@abcfeeds/116203350753128501

Such a double standard from police and politicians.

Far right violence and activism doesn’t get nearly the attention or response needed.

#auspol #socialcohesion #RoyalCommission

A non-political visit from a symbolic figurehead. For healing and social cohesion.

...And for an (unprecedented?) secret meeting with the head of #ASIO.

#Herzog #SocialCohesion #Auspol #WarCriminal #IsaacHerzog

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/03/isaac-herzog-israeli-president-asio-meeting-australia-visit-ntwnfb

#AnthonyAlbanese: "Turn the temperature down. Turn the temperature down. Turn the temperature down. We need #SocialCohesion."

Also Anthony Albanese: "I support a(nother) illegal war of aggression that is happening so quickly that even as I'm speaking they just killed over 100 school kids but I still want to make sure I jump in with my unqualified support as soon as possible. How else will people know where I stand on this decapitation of #InternationalLaw launched by a pair of sociopathic megalomaniac authoritarians, who have been cooperating for some time now in a genocide (that I've been doing my bit to help arm as well). After all, we have #SharedValues with these two rogue states."

Or in short: "Burn it all to the ground! (But turn the temperature down while you do so)"

#Auspol #Iran #WarOnIran #IranWar #NoWarWithIran

'Difficult' women

"Grace Tame reacts to PM's comment labelling her 'difficult'."

Tame: "'Difficult' is the misogynist's code for a woman who won't comply. History tends to call her 'courageous'.''
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-26/federal-politics-live-blog-chalmers-inflation/106388618
#Misogyny #WitchHunts #GenderedViolence #resistanceMovement #Socialcohesion #leaders #bystanders #Australia #DifficultWomen

Image: Francisco Goya, Witches' Flight, 1798
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witches%27_Flight