And since coming to power, the new Labor Government has demonstrated its eagerness to present the face of multicultural Australia in its stepped-up engagement with the world.
But experts on a panel have argued that when it comes to foreign policy, more should be done to better represent multicultural Australia.
Kulasegaram Sanchayan reports in Tamil with a feature written by .
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