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Mainul HaqueCanberra Times |
The World Cup has shown Australia that our national identity is about diversity not uniformity. The chatter in a café in the Canberra suburb of...
The chatter in a café in the Canberra suburb of Harrison suddenly fell silent as the Socceroos prepared for the penalty shootout against Egypt. For a...
The world game’s global appeal lies in its power to create belonging, shared experience and everyday social cohesion across cultures, reminding...
A diverse nation is held together not by embracing monoculture but by building familiarity and then trust. There is a growing argument in parts of...
Australia has improved women’s representation in the honours system, but culturally and linguistically diverse communities, particularly CALD women,...
Social cohesion is not built by erasing difference. As was demonstrated 1,400 years ago in the city of Medina, it is built by creating trust, justice...
Australia’s correctional system remains heavily focused on incarceration and punishment while failing to build a coordinated national framework to...
A shared Ramadan meal in Canberra shows how everyday encounters and neighbourly goodwill quietly build social cohesion in multicultural Australia. As...
A life shaped by migration, public service and community leadership offers a quiet rebuttal to claims that Muslim Australians do not belong – and a...