Q. Overall, has multiculturalism (that is, the acceptance of people from different countries, cultures and religions) made a positive or negative contribution to Australian society?
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|
Total
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|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
Feb 2011 |
Sep 2014
|
| Total positive |
57% |
59% |
59% |
84% |
37% |
57% |
57% |
||
| Total negative |
29% |
29% |
31% |
11% |
45% |
29% |
30% |
||
| Very positive |
18% |
23% |
9% |
49% |
11% |
15% |
18% |
||
| Positive |
39% |
36% |
50% |
35% |
26% |
42% |
39% |
||
| Negative |
18% |
18% |
20% |
9% |
21% |
18% |
19% |
||
| Very negative |
11% |
11% |
11% |
2% |
24% |
11% |
11% |
||
| Made no difference |
6% |
4% |
5% |
– |
12% |
6% |
6% |
||
| Don’t know |
9% |
7% |
5% |
5% |
7% |
8% |
6% |
57% believe that multiculturalism has made a positive contribution to Australian society and 29% believe the contribution has been negative. These results are almost identical to when this question was asked in September. A majority of major party voter groups believe the contribution has been positive.
84% of Greens voters and 74% of university-educated respondents thought it was positive.
Q. Which of the following statements is closer to your view about multiculturalism?
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|
Total
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|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
Feb 2011 |
Sep 2014
|
| Multiculturalism and cultural diversity has enriched the social and economic lives of all Australians. |
55% |
58% |
54% |
80% |
38% |
53% |
55% |
||
| Multiculturalism has failed and caused social division and religious extremism in Australia. |
33% |
31% |
37% |
12% |
54% |
38% |
34% |
||
| Don’t know |
12% |
11% |
9% |
8% |
9% |
9% |
11% |
55% think that multiculturalism and cultural diversity has enriched the social and economic lives of all Australians while 33% agree more that multiculturalism has failed and caused social division and religious extremism in Australia. These results are almost identical to when this question was asked in September.
Those most likely to have a positive view of multiculturalism were aged under 35 (66%), Greens voters (80%) and those with university education (72%).
Q. Overall, has multiculturalism (that is, the acceptance of people from different countries, cultures and religions) made a positive or negative contribution to Australian society?
|
|
Total
|
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
Feb 2011 |
| Total positive |
57% |
64% |
51% |
81% |
49% |
57% |
||
| Total negative |
30% |
27% |
37% |
13% |
42% |
29% |
||
| Very positive |
18% |
27% |
7% |
50% |
13% |
15% |
||
| Positive |
39% |
37% |
44% |
31% |
36% |
42% |
||
| Negative |
19% |
21% |
22% |
7% |
21% |
18% |
||
| Very negative |
11% |
6% |
15% |
6% |
21% |
11% |
||
| Made no difference |
6% |
6% |
6% |
2% |
6% |
6% |
||
| Don’t know |
6% |
3% |
7% |
4% |
3% |
8% |
57% believe that multiculturalism has made a positive contribution to Australian society and 30% believe the contribution has been negative. These results are almost identical to when this question was asked in 2011. A majority of major party voter groups believe the contribution has been positive.
Older respondents tend to have a more negative view – those aged 55+ were split 49% positive/42% negative while those aged under 35 were 69% positive and 19% negative. 72% of university educated respondents thought it was positive.
05 June 2012, 050612, Dr Helen Szoke, human rights commission, indigenous, multiculturalism, racial discrimination comissioner, Racism
Dr Helen Szoke explains that people need to learn how to identify and react to racism in social settings.
For the past decade, Australia has become the home of multiculturalism. Half of us were born overseas. In city suburbs Gen Y mixes easily with different nationalities and cultures. The fight against racism appears to have been won. Or has it?
The Racial Discrimination Commissioner, Dr Helen Szoke, tells 3Q racism is still a pervasive problem in Australia, with ethnic minorities and Indigenous people continuing to experience discrimination in subtle and not so subtle ways.
Read a transcript of a recent interview with Dr Szoke on the issue.
Unless they’re celebrating their ethnic diversity through a weekend festival or harmony day at their local school, most Australians want people to drop obvious cultural ties.
The Australian Human Rights Commission is developing a national anti-racism strategy to educate the public on what constitutes racism and how it can be prevented and reduced.
Cori Bernardi, EMC, Essential Media, Essential Report, Islam, multiculturalism, Muslim, Muslim population, Muslims, peter lewis, Religion, religious, Scott Morrison, The Drum, tony abbott
First published on The Drum: 01/03/2011
Here is the polling that is driving Scott Morrison’s subterranean attack on Muslims, confirmation that a majority of Australians are concerned about their numbers.
For too long conservative blowhards like Morrison have been running agendas that directly reference these findings but because they have remained hidden in a desk drawer they are merely debating an issue.
After much soul-searching, Essential has decided to commit an act of political interruption. We debated whether it was worth giving voice to these attitudes long and hard, but we believe getting this stuff out in the open is the only way to silence the dog whistle.
Q. Are you concerned about the number of Muslim people in Australia?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | ||
| Total concerned | 57% | 50% | 69% | 32% | |
| Total not concerned | 38% | 46% | 28% | 68% | |
| Very Concerned | 28% | 21% | 37% | 12% | |
| Somewhat concerned | 29% | 29% | 32% | 20% | |
| Not very concerned | 21% | 23% | 19% | 27% | |
| Not at all concerned | 17% | 23% | 9% | 41% | |
| Don’t know/Refused | 5% | 4% | 2% | — |
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Q. In your view, should the Australian government exclude Muslims from our migrant intake?
(Question commissioned by Network Ten)
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Men | Women | Aged 18-34 | Aged 35-44 | Aged 55+ | |
| Yes | 25% | 21% | 33% | 8% | 26% | 25% | 19% | 26% | 31% |
| No | 55% | 62% | 49% | 83% | 55% | 54% | 56% | 57% | 49% |
| Don’t know/Refused | 20% | 17% | 18% | 8% | 19% | 21% | 25% | 17% | 20% |
25% of respondents believed that the Australian government should exclude Muslims from our migrant intake and 55% disagreed. Those most likely to think Muslims should be excluded from our migration intake were Liberal/National voters (33%) and people aged 55+ (31%).
Download the Network Ten Essential Question of the Week (1.1 MB pdf)
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Q. Overall, has multiculturalism (that is, the acceptance of people from different countries, cultures and religions) made a positive or negative contribution to Australian society?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | |
| Total positive | 57% | 65% | 54% | 75% |
| Total negative | 29% | 24% | 36% | 12% |
| Very positive | 15% | 20% | 10% | 34% |
| Positive | 42% | 45% | 44% | 41% |
| Negative | 18% | 16% | 21% | 9% |
| Very negative | 11% | 8% | 15% | 9% |
| Made no difference | 6% | 6% | 5% | 3% |
| Don’t know | 8% | 4% | 4% | 4% |
57% believe that multiculturalism has made a positive contribution to Australian society and 29% believe the contribution has been negative. A majority of all party voter groups believe the contribution has been positive.
Older respondents tend to have a more negative view – those aged 55+ were split 48% positive/45% negative while those aged under 35 were 65% positive and 18% negative.