The Australian government’s Multicultural Framework Review report was released last Wednesday, prompting questions about how far the government is prepared to go in implementing its 29 recommendations. One key recommendation is to “establish a Multicultural Affairs Commission and commissioner, and standalone Department of Multicultural Affairs, Immigration and Citizenship, with a dedicated minister”.
The reason provided in the report for the recommended change seems compelling:
As a result of the Multicultural Affairs portfolio being positioned on such a micro scale within the Department of Home Affairs, there has been an inability by the multicultural affairs portfolio to influence public policy and government decisions.
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