🏙️ Mission C · Who Is Australia Today?
One of the most multicultural countries on Earth — not by accident, but by history.
📖 Background briefing
Migration history: After World War II, Australia ran large assisted-migration programmes, bringing millions of people from Britain, Italy, Greece, and other parts of Europe. From the 1970s onward — after the openly racist "White Australia" immigration policy was finally dismantled — migration diversified further, with growing communities from Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and the Pacific.
Australia today: Roughly 30% of Australia's population was born overseas — one of the highest shares among large countries. Sydney and Melbourne are regularly ranked among the most multicultural cities in the world. Over 300 languages are spoken in Australian homes today, alongside more than 150 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages.
Youth culture: For many young Australians, this mix isn't abstract — it's their own family. A teenager might speak English at school, Vietnamese or Greek or Arabic at home, and follow music, food, and slang from several cultures at once. That blend is now part of what "being Australian" often means.
Sydney, Australia Day
Friends of different backgrounds celebrating together — the everyday multicultural mix this mission is about.
Why did Australia's migration pattern change so much after the 1970s?
What does it mean that "over 300 languages are spoken in Australian homes"? Why is that a striking number?
Ask 2 classmates (or imagine 2 realistic answers): what makes your own school or town multicultural? Note their answers.
📰 Build your product: magazine article
Design a short digital-magazine article titled "This Is Australia Today." It must include:
- A headline and a one-sentence intro that hooks the reader
- At least one real fact from the briefing above
- One comparison to your own town or school
- A one-sentence caption for the photo above
You can't submit the finished, laid-out article here — you'll show it to your teacher in class. Below, just plan it.
Plan your article here: who researches what, who does what, and what are the main points of your article?
Submit your mission
Enter your name and class, then submit. Bring your article to Phase 4 for the class showcase.
Nicely done
Your article is saved. Head to the Critical Thinking Lab once all teams have finished Phase 2.