How is multicultural Australia's face presented to the world?

Australia is a richly diverse country, that's home to more than 250 ancestries and 350 languages.

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong during the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Bali. Credit: AAP

Key Points

• 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.
• Australia has to do show the world the country's modern diversity and the rich heritage of First Nations peoples.
• It can improve engagement with international students, and appointments at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

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But, experts on a Lowy Institute panel have argued that when it comes to foreign policy, more should be done to better represent multicultural Australia.