Opportunity exists to recognise and build on the heritage of all the groups that make up today’s Australian community.
Noel Pearson and the Referendum Council have proposed a model of ‘three great streams’ to acknowledge the different but equally important core groups who make up the Australian population:
· The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and cultures;
· The British institutions and histories which are the foundations of our liberal democratic system;
· The rich range of other cultures, faiths and ethnic backgrounds that contribute to our multicultural society.
Let’s celebrate our rich heritage this year!