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LIVE’s Principles on Multiculturalism include:
- An Australian Multiculturalism Act that promotes and values multiculturalism and cultural diversity.
- All communities to have equal access to education, work and services provided by all levels of government regardless of culture, religion, language, and place of birth.
- All communities to have equal opportunity for representation and inclusion at local, state, and national levels of government regardless of culture, religion, language, and place of birth.
- A strong Racial Discrimination Act, including preservation of section 18C.
- To establish an independent and properly resourced Australian Multiculturalism Commission to protect and promote diversity, to work with human rights and anti-discrimination bodies to create cross-governmental partnerships for diversity, and to implement the Multiculturalism Act.
- Mandatory cross-cultural and anti-racism training for all government and non-governmental staff engaged in the provision of services to culturally diverse communities.
- To promote and adequately resource community language studies for all Australians, especially in all schools and tertiary institutions.
- Improved pathways for culturally and linguistically diverse individuals and communities to participate in broadcast media.
