When we were children, our parents taught us to say “sorry” upon wrongs we had done against others. This is universal and not unique to the western culture. Australia and other modern nations have in the past conducted reconciliation processes in our efforts to reunite peoples previously divided by their actions and understandings. Some have even been successful in bringing justice and peace to those previously oppressed and victimised.

It is impossible today to imagine an Australia that is mono-cultural. Out of the 195 nations across the world, immigrants have made Australia home for centuries.