Australians All

Justice, Security, a Fair Go

About Us

Australians All
GPO Box 2529
Melbourne Vic 3001

Email: info@AustraliansAll.com.au

About Australians All

In March 2006, Malcolm Fraser invited a group of community leaders to his office to talk about our increasingly and bitterly divided world; where policies of exclusion strike at the heart of a free and open society. You can read his background paper for the meeting, Thoughts on the Current Situation.

They discussed the dangers that lie ahead and whether private citizens have a part to play in the pursuit of a just society. The consensus was that individuals acting alone or together could and should make a difference.

The people at that first meeting form the nucleus of the group supporting this website. It is a place for debate, discussion and responses to events that threaten our commitment to a just and equal Australia. The Charter for Australians All began with that first meeting.

Articles and comments posted on this site are not the result of consensus between members of the group – the opinions expressed are those of the individual writers. But the supporters of Australians All are united in their commitment to the aims of its Charter.

For details of how to become a supporter of Australians All visit the Contribute page.

Australians All

We are a group of Australians who have come together because of shared concerns about serious and dangerous divisions between the West and Islam, divisions which have already led to fear and alienation.

This group has come together to promote:

  1. an inclusive, open, diverse and multicultural society, where all people — no matter their religion, race, colour or background — have an equal opportunity
  2. Adherence to the laws of Australia.
  3. Respect for difference
  4. The Rule of Law
    - due process
    - no secret imprisonment
    - absolute right to legal representation
    - a secular State
    - freedom of religion
  5. Acceptance that freedom and liberty carries with it the need for wisdom, restraint and responsibility
  6. Acceptance that the right of free speech and a free press does not include the right to incite racial violence, to demonize or to denigrate a religion or a people
  7. A world where co-operation is the cornerstone, and where unilateralism is rejected.

As a consequence, we oppose:

  1. all forms of racism and discrimination.
  2. selectivity in the application of the law.
  3. public policy that seeks to divide or exclude.

Australians All are the first two words of our national anthem. Let us give them meaning.