Australia is having a national conversation about social cohesion, trust and belonging. Governments, institutions and commentators are speaking. But ordinary multicultural Australians are rarely asked directly.
For the purpose of making a collective submission to the Royal Commission, we asked: what do multicultural Australians think is contributing to division, who do we trust, and do people feel they have meaningful influence over decisions affecting their communities?
Our questionnaire received a total of 1,273 responses over a 2 week period. Here is the summary report and the complete Royal Commission submission below: