After World War 2, the Australian government encouraged immigration to boost the population and tax revenue. This led to an influx of migrants from Greece, Italy and Britain, introducing their cultural influences, customs and foods to Australia. In the 1970s, Asian immigration increased diversity with Vietnamese and Cambodian migrants. Today, people from all over the world immigrate to Australia, integrating diverse foods into the culture. Migrants brought foods from their home countries as a way to maintain aspects of their culture and beliefs in their new country. Over time, these foods spread and became part of regular Australian diets. Countries have different diets based on resources, climate and religious beliefs.

1. CULTURE

2. WHEN DID LOTS OF CULTURES
COME INTO AUSTRALIA?

3. WHEN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
FINISHED THE GOVERNMENT WANTED
MORE PEOPLE COMING INTO
AUSTRALIA THIS WAS TO MAKE
AUSTRALIA’S POPULATION BIGGER SO
THEY COULD GET MORE MONEY FROM
TAXES. THE GOVERNMENT WAS
SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING MIGRATES
FROM GREECE, ITALY AND BRITAIN.
THESE COUNTRIES BROUGHT IN AN
INFLUENCE OF THEIR CULTURE,
CUSTOMS AND FOOD PATTERNS.

4. WHEN DID LOTS OF CULTURES COME INTO AUSTRALIA?
During the 1970s, there was a lot of migration from Asian countries such as
Vietnam and Cambodia this had a big impact on the foods and cuisines eaten
in Australia. Today in Australia, we have migrants from all parts of the world.
All the way until the second world war Britain remained the biggest influence to
Australia’s culture but after that there was a lot of migration which influenced
different foods and cultures so Britain was no longer the biggest influence but is
now a main part of Australia’s regular diets still.

5. WHY DID CULTURES
BRING IN FOODS?

6. WHY DID CULTURES BRING IN FOODS?
There are many reasons for cultural foods in
Australia we have a huge range of cultural foods
now.
People moved to Australia to start a new life or
look better opportunities. Even though they had
moved to a new country they wanted to keep their
beliefs and culture with them. Food plays a large
role in most religion and culture so they brought
their foods and cooking processes and
techniques with them.
Through time these processes, techniques and
foods started to spread around Australia to form
the regular diet of the average Australian today.

7. WHY DON’T ALL COUNTRIES HAVE THE SAME DIET?

8. WHY DON’T ALL COUNTRIES HAVE THE
SAME DIET?
Each of the countries know the best ways to get
cheap but good quality foods to sell their states and
communities. Each country knows how to cook their
own special cultural food such as Italy supplies pasta
for almost every country because that is one of their
specialties. Without the Italians Australia would have
to make their own pasta, which would be more
expensive, then Italians pasta. Before cultural
migration to Australia we were a very bland country
with our cuisine. We were strongly influenced by the
British with our diet.

9. WHY DON’T ALL COUNTRIES
HAVE THE SAME DIET?
When the countries started importing their foods around
the different countries diets became more mixed but they
still enjoyed their original diet but do eat other foods in their
everyday diets.
India and a lot of the Asian countries cook lots of rice and
curry. If you went to Thailand you wouldn’t find all the foods
you would in Australia because of different reasons such
as…
• Different religious beliefs
• Different resources
• Different availability
• Different climates

10. WHY DON’T ALL COUNTRIES HAVE THE SAME DIET?
Countries are able to have food imported to make it
convenient for tourists and other travelers.
It is tricky to grow rice in Australia because it is hot and dry
but in china there are many rice fields that get flooded with
water. So rice becomes a strong part of their everyday diet.
Australia has many farms that grow crops like vegetables
so that becomes a big part of our diet we also have lots of
dairy farms so cheese, milk and butter all become a regular
part of our diet.

11. THANK YOU
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