Social Justice - Australian Museum. Social justice means being entitled to the same rights and services as all other citizens.
Breastplate - Cora Gooseberry B008454 Photographer: Stuart Humphreys © Australian Museum These rights have been difficult to achieve for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders because of a history of governmental and colonial racism. What is social justice? "Social justice is what faces you in the morning. Department of Social Services, Australian Government. The Commonwealth Government's social justice strategy seeks to redress inequities that continue to exist in Australian society.
Multicultural policies are directed toward eliminating those inequalities which derive from cultural, racial, religious or linguistic difference. They are premised on the belief that all Australians, whatever their ethnic origin, are entitled to genuine equality of treatment and equality of opportunity in all spheres of community life, including equal access to and an equitable share of the resources which governments manage on behalf of the community.
In this way, multiculturalism expresses and complements the Government's broader social justice strategy which is designed to ensure that the benefits flowing from its economic policies are fairly distributed throughout the community. Australian History Timeline.
Freedom ride. Tent Embassy. Wave Hill Walk-off.