The federal government is investing $71 million towards social cohesion programs to ensure multiculturalism across Australia. 

The scheme is part of the government’s migration plan and will go towards programs to "promote, encourage, celebrate multicultural Australia". 

The programs will include community language classes and religious tolerance education. 

$20.4 million will be invested to expand and enhance the ‘National Community Hubs Program’, which helps to migrate school-aged children connect with their community. 

$19.6 million will be invested to ‘Implementing Sport 2030’, which includes a range of initiatives to support Australian sport and promote social inclusion. 

$10 million will be invested into ‘Community Languages Multicultural Grants Program’ across community language schools, to help young Australians learn another language and culture. Grants up to $25,000 will be on offer to help them connect with cultures. 

"It helps to enable them to learn more about the culture that maybe their parents or grandparents have come from," Immigration Minister David Coleman said. 

"Of course, there are other kids who learn languages that are not their background culture but also enable them to learn more about the diversity of our nation."

Religious tolerance education charity ‘Together for Humanity’ will receive $2.2 million in funding. 

"It is so important as a society that we are cognisant and accepting of our differences," Mr Coleman said. 

"Religious freedom is so fundamental to this nation,” he added.