One thing that distinguishes Australia from most multicultural societies is how we measure our diversity.

Or rather, that we don’t.

At least in ways that inform a clear understanding of who is represented across particular parts of our economy and society.

Today’s discussion about the lack of diversity in our media - about who tells our stories and who we see when we think about us - is just one part of this picture.

Generally speaking, when it comes to policies, we value the things that we measure.

And in those countries that measure their diversity we see a greater diversity on their screens, as the media diversity Australia report shows.

Australia’s multiculturalism is the greatest success story of modern Australia, but it’s incomplete.

It’s been observed that we are a multicultural nation with monocultural institutions. We should address, and redress, this critique.

Last year Labor called on the ABS to rethink its approach to measuring diversity in advance of next year’s census.

So that we get a clearer picture of who’s missing out.

So we can then, ask why?

And bridge the gaps that are holding people back, whilst costing us billions.

The stories we tell, and who gets to tell them define us - but they can’t confine us, nor deny the possibilities of a future in which every Australian gets every chance to participate and to contribute.