Coalition's Accusations and the Fracturing of Multiculturalism in Australia The latest salvos fired by the Coalition against Labor over multicultural funding have exposed deeper fault lines within Australian society, threatening to further entrench the "ghettoisation" of migrant communities.
The government's decision to shift funding towards more inclusive cross cultural programs has been met with outrage from some quarters, who claim it is a cynical ploy to bankroll Labor's seats.
The Coalition's accusation that Labor is using a $171 million multicultural fund to promote its own interests is not entirely unfounded.