PM Dismisses One Nation’s Call for Australia to Become ‘Monocultural’

Albanese said Australia ‘never has been’ a monocultural society.
PM Dismisses One Nation’s Call for Australia to Become ‘Monocultural’
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese meets with New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon for the annual AustraliaNew Zealand Leaders' Meeting in Noosa in Queensland, Australia on June 6, 2026. Patrick Hamilton/AFP via Getty Images
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has rejected One Nation’s call for the country to become a “monocultural” society rather than a multicultural one.

The Labor leader made the statement during a press conference revealing the government had secured support from the left-wing Greens to pass its contentious tax overhaul through the Senate.

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