Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs Penny Wong in a speech yesterday defended multiculturalism as “the only Australia that has ever existed,” pushing back against the ascendant far-right One Nation party.Malaysian-born Wong warned against “external and internal forces” seeking to divide the count

The foreign minister will argue her own Malaysian background demonstrates migrants enrich the nation and play a key role in regional relationships.

Foreign affairs minister and first Asian-Australian to serve in federal cabinet to use Lowy Institute address to criticise politicians stoking racial divisions