‘Pendatang’ — so what?


The word “immigrant” is gradually becoming a dirty word to us here, but in Australia a freer movement of people in and out of the country is seen as an enriching phenomenon.

TWO weeks ago I was hosted by Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) for a one-week trip to Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra. I have been to Sydney before but that was my first time in Melbourne and Canberra.

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Opinion , Wan Saiful Wan Jan , columnist

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