By Mike Zervos For close to 30 years, Courage to Care has proudly been delivering Upstander Programs to Secondary School students, educating about the dangers of racism, prejudice, discrimination and bystander behaviour. Hate speech and racial violence are on the rise across the world and, worryingly, it’s growing in Australia too. It’s on our very […]
By Pujashaktti Meditation may be an ancient tradition, but it’s still practiced in cultures all over the world to create a sense of calm and inner harmony. There are nine popular types of meditation practice: mindfulness meditation spiritual meditation focused meditation movement meditation mantra meditation transcendental meditation progressive relaxation loving-kindness meditation visualization meditation Oil for […]
The Australian Border Force (ABF) has been accused of racism over travel exemptions enforced after the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. According to government data released on Saturday, the ABF was significantly more likely to allow people to come to Australia from the US and the UK between August 2020 and March 2021, reports Xinhua […]
A Labor motion calling for greater help to stranded Australians trying to return home for India has passed the Senate 28-22 votes. 9,500 Aussies are stranded in India and want to come home. 950 of those are considered vulnerable and tragically 173 are unaccompanied children. Labor’s Urgency Motion called for: “helping Aussies in India return, not […]
Ms JODI McKAY (Strathfield) (17:51): I speak on behalf of the Indian Australian community, including in my electorate, who are rightly appalled by the travel ban on Australian citizens wanting to come home from India. Over the past few weeks, members of the community have contacted me with heartbreaking stories about the COVID-19 situation that […]
The mass vaccination centre at Sydney Olympic Park has opened today withthousands of people booked in to receive the COVID-19 vaccine this week. During its first weeks of operation, the Centre will focus on delivering Pfizervaccinations to priority groups including healthcare workers, emergency services workers as well as quarantine and border workers and their households.Bookings […]
The Victorian Government today announced it is donating 1000 ventilators and supporting equipment to India The Victorian Government today announced it is donating 1000 ventilators and supporting equipment to India. The donation will be made to the Commonwealth medical stockpile and they are working with DFAT to deliver this support to India as the country […]
A new campaign launched this week to encourage people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to recognise gamblingharm andto seekhelp. The Number that Changed My Lifeawareness campaignuses insights gained from research and extensive consultation with gambling counsellors who work with multicultural clients. While migrant Australians are less likely to participate in gambling than the overall […]
The Ministry of Fashions is a Culture Movement organisation redefining fashion in today’s world. Businesses of the future are workplaces underpinned by new definitions of people, culture and purpose and they have reimagined both the idea and the reality of what fashion is. To some, it might not seem like a good time to launch […]
