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Is Sydney's Blacktown a model of social cohesion?

Inspekta Mkuu Bob Fitzgerald, akipigwa picha aina ya selfie na mkazi wa Blacktown.

Inspekta Mkuu Bob Fitzgerald, akipigwa picha aina ya selfie na mkazi wa Blacktown. Source: SBS

Leaders from one of Australia’s most multicultural areas say their community could be held up as a model for social cohesion.


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By Ben Terry

Presented by Gode Migerano

Source: SBS




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Leaders from one of Australia’s most multicultural areas say their community could be held up as a model for social cohesion.


Blacktown, in Western Sydney, has a very diverse population and is home to the country’s largest Sudanese population.

It has grappled with high rates of antisocial behavior in the past but youth crime is now on a steady decline.


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