AUSTRALIAN VALUES This is an Australian values question — In the real test, every values question must be correct.
How is the law applied to people who come from different backgrounds in Australia?
- They are given extra help because their background is different
- They receive neither preferential treatment nor discrimination ✓
- They are treated differently until they have become citizens
- They are judged by the customs of the country they came from
Why this is the answer
The same law applies in the same way to everyone. Background brings neither an advantage nor a penalty.
This question is from: Equality of all people under the law
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