Australia Foreign Minister To Say Far Right Party Weakens Nation

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Or sign-in if you have an account.4)k14]vhyg201sr{{ccri9ye_media_dl_1.png Newspoll(Bloomberg) — Australia’s foreign minister will attack the policies of the far-right One Nation party, arguing that its call for a monoculture would damage social cohesion at home and relations with friends and allies abroad.THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLYSubscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.Exclusive articles from Barbara Shecter, Joe O'Connor, Gabriel Friedman, and others.Daily content from Financial Times, the world's leading global business publication.Unlimited online access to read articles from Financial Post, National Post and 15 news sites across Canada with one account.National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword.SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLESSubscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.Exclusive articles from Barbara Shecter, Joe O'Connor, Gabriel Friedman and others.Daily content from Financial Times, the world's leading global business publication.Unlimited online access to read articles from Financial Post, National Post and 15 news sites across Canada with one account.National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword.REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLESCreate an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.Access articles from across Canada with one account.Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments.Enjoy additional articles per month.Get email updates from your favourite authors.THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK.Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.Access articles from across Canada with one accountShare your thoughts and join the conversation in the commentsEnjoy additional articles per monthGet email updates from your favourite authorsSign In or Create an Account“The call for a monoculture is a call for Australia to curtail our choices and cut off our connections,” Foreign Minister Penny Wong will say in a speech on Friday in Sydney, according to prepared remarks provided to journalists. “At a time where external and internal forces are seeking to divide us, turning Australians against each other makes us more vulnerable.”Wong doesn’t name Senator Pauline Hanson in the prepared text, though her remarks appear aimed at the One Nation leader, who said in June that Australia was in crisis because of immigration and multicultural policies and called for a “monocultural” society and sharply reduced migration.Get the latest headlines, breaking news and columns.By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder.The next issue of Top Stories will soon be in your inbox.We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try againWong is expected to directly reject the idea that Australia was ever “monocultural.” “Multicultural Australia is the only Australia that has ever existed,” the foreign minister plans to say, echoing Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s argument that the country has never been uniform in its makeup.The call to become a monoculture is “to look inwards, to have no friends to work with, no partners to trade with, no opportunities to grow from. To be lonely in a dangerous world,” Wong will say, according to the text.“Denigrating our region and neglecting our partners is no way to secure Australia’s interests,” she will say, arguing that efforts to build ties with Asia paid off this year when Australia secured additional energy supplies from Singapore, South Korea, China and others after the Strait of Hormuz closed.Wong will cite her own experience of moving to Australia from Malaysia, saying that the country is “more prosperous because of our diversity” and has been strengthened and enriched by migrants.“Our multicultural society, along with our economy and our democratic institutions, are essential elements of our resilience and raise the costs for those who seek to coerce us,” Wong is expected to say. “Those who seek to divide us for clicks and votes should know that they make us weaker at home and more vulnerable in the world.”One Nation has surged in opinion polls over the past year, equaling the government’s support in the latest Newspoll. If sustained through the next national election, that level of support would mark a major shift in Canberra, where the two main political groupings have alternated in power since World War II.This advertisement has not loaded yet.Notice for the Postmedia NetworkThis website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. Read more about cookies here. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.