Melbourne was a city where immigrants gathered.
The earliest immigrants to the city came from the United Kingdom.
Most new immigrants arriving in Australia headed for Melbourne and Sydney.
Around a hundred thousand new immigrants arrived in Australia each year, with roughly one-third settling in Melbourne.
Immigrants began new lives in Melbourne, while also bringing with them the traditions and customs of their respective peoples.
One-third of Melbourne's residents were immigrants born outside Australia. More than 180 languages were spoken in Melbourne, which was home to immigrants from 233 countries and regions around the world, as well as 116 religious faiths.
Besides the primary language, English, people also spoke Greek, Italian, French, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Lebanese, Korean, and many other languages.
On the letters Melbourne residents normally received from government and public service departments, in addition to English, interpretation service phone numbers were listed in sixteen commonly used non-English languages, making it easier for residents unfamiliar with English to communicate with government departments.
People of different ethnic groups formed their own communities, each with distinct lifestyles, festivals, and cuisines, bringing the rich charm of multiculturalism to Melbourne.
Now, Spencer Street in Melbourne was packed with traffic. People in all manner of clothing drove their cars along the avenue, fleeing toward the outside world.
The people escaping Melbourne occasionally glanced at the hovering assistant robots, fear in their eyes.
Just moments ago, some troublemakers who had been smashing shops by the roadside, creating chaos, and causing traffic jams had been killed outright. Having witnessed it, even the cars' loudspeakers seemed too afraid to honk. The impatient, agitated traffic jam had fallen into a chilling silence.
They quietly waited for traffic to resume.
"From this moment onward, humans are requested not to commit uncivilized criminal acts such as robbery, rape, murder, mob