Find out about Australia's cultural diversity Where do we come from? What languages do we speak? What beliefs do we have? What does the future hold?   MultiCultural Australia - Statistics - examines the Australian-born community today and their multicultural background   Greek Australians: Click on the images to find information Macedonians in Australia Hidden Italian Heritage in Australia

Stories from Migrants Migrants to Australia have many interesting stories to tell. They add to the richness and diversity of the country. Click here to read the stories of Thom (Vietnam), Ali (Iran), Omar (Somalia/Egypt), Pooja (India) and Kala (Sri Lanka). My Life and Times Elisa's story (from Italy) Hana's story (from Czechoslovakia) Rene's story (from Chile) Van Hoa Le's story (from Vietnam) Vesna writes about her new life Jenny (from the Philipines) talks about getting used to a big city. Crossing Cultures Vietnamese Weddings Chao Doan (from Vietnam) writes about large families Anne's View from France Narith's Shopping in Cambodia Working in my home country and working in Australia Alice (from China) Aida and Goran (from Bosnia & Herzogovina) Jamila (from Afghanistan) Irina (from Russia) Man (from China Monirath (from Cambodia) Elizabeth (from Bangladesh) Yuen-ling Au (from Hong Kong) volunteers in the school canteen Just Married - 4 stories of women who married then settled in Australia Nada (from Lebanon) Xiao Man (Mandy) Yu Patricia (from Bolivia) Dan Yun (Linda) Cai (from China) My First Day in Australia 5 short stories about their first day in Australia Getting Used to Australian Ways - some funny stories Hermila speaks Spanish & talks about some difficult sounds in English. Christina (from Colombia) talks about hand signals. Armineh talks about being embarrassed when she was asked to "bring a plate". Esad talks about his first Aussie meat pie with sauce and the new word he learnt.

Community Groups Research community groups within the Australian Community - a NSW CAP research module (HSIE Stage 2) This research looks at the work of the Royal Flying Doctor, the Salvation Army, the State Emergency Service, St John Ambulance, St Vincent de Paul, the Smith Family, Volunteer Rescue Association.

Last updated 25/07/2001