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Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Anthony Albanese will criticise Pauline Hanson ’s claim that Australia should be “monocultural”, suggesting that anyone who believes that “should get themselves down to the nearest Specsavers”.

In a speech , the prime minister will say each cultural and ethnic community added to Australia gives the country’s character more “breadth” , expands “palates” and unites people.

Australia’s migration story has been many generations in the making.

Anyone who can look in the rear-vision mirror and see a monoculture should get themselves down to the nearest Specsavers.

The reality is that Australia’s heart is multicultural.

I want every Australian to be able to add to our country, and to feel proud of what they bring.

I want every Australian to leave behind the baseline of mere tolerance for something far greater: the joy of celebration. ...

Celebrating the birthright of heritage and the comforts and strengths of faith.

Celebrating the land of your roots – while adding to the land that is your home, and your future.

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