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Some protesters allegedly threw glass bottles and other missiles at police, forcing officers to use capsicum spray during the violence that led to six police and 17 others being injured.
The Australian
NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell said he was “horrified” by the street battles and clashes with police yesterday. He said such protests undermined Australia's successful multicultural society.
“We don't need to bring from overseas ethnic protest to this country, we certainly shouldn't bring from overseas religious conflicts.
“We've got 200 different nationalities in this city but what we saw yesterday was the unacceptable face of multiculturalism,” Mr O'Farrell said.
The Australian
Tony Abbott said the ugly scenes did not fairly reflect the Islamic people of Australia.
The Opposition Leader said newcomers to Australia were not expected to surrender their heritage, but were expected to surrender their hatreds.
The Australian
Senator Barnaby Joyce said politicians should speak out to protect Australia “from what we might become years down the track”.
“It's not xenophobic to ask what is in your national interest and what values we support and what actions we will condone,” Senator Joyce told the Nationals' federal conference in Canberra.
“The structure of the nation we have here is something that just will not work if that type of behaviour was to be replicated across every city.”
The Australian
I'm not entirely sure I get your whole drift.
Would Australia have more success integrating Islamic immigrants and preventing them form rioting, if it made an effort to integrate Muslims to take on Western values
Originally posted by charles1952
I'm not entirely sure I get your whole drift.
Are you saying that you would persuade them to convert to High Church?
I would agree with you, that that is a good goal.
I'm suggesting that they are encouraged to take on Western values, which would include not taking their religion quite so literally or seriously.
The sad fact is, Western countries are not having enough children to maintain the population. We need immigrants.
Originally posted by Pedro4077
I have heard Australian politicians say this before. Why is their always a need to boost populations?