Calling Curators! Welcoming Australia is looking for two people – one each from migrant* and First Nations backgrounds who currently live in Victoria to co-design Campfire Conversations. Campfire Conversations is a series…
Stronger together: 50th Local Council joins Welcoming Cities
Network now represents more than 30 per cent of Australia’s population South Australia’s City of Playford has joined the national Welcoming Cities network, making it the 50th local Council to sign on. As…
Sport for All: New Standard Seeks Input from Codes and Clubs
The complete shutdown of the sport & recreation sector due to COVID-19 presents an opportunity for codes and clubs to reimagine a sporting community that is inclusive of all Australians regardless of…
We’re in this together
As a global community, we are navigating an unprecedented, and rapidly shifting, public health and safety crisis. Like many of you, we have been actively monitoring the situation with the COVID-19 pandemic.…
Our Home, Our Future
For those of us who are a part of new, emerging or established diaspora communities, on our daily routes to school or work, the same questions are no strangers to our ruminating…
Meeting Intolerance with Generosity
Celebrate National Unity Week 2019 I’ve long been a fan of Nick Cave and a recent article in The Guardian only served to further my admiration. The article outlines the musician’s response…
A New Year Heralds A New Name
2019 has already cast aside any doubt that we need to be ever vigilant in working towards an Australia where all people can belong, contribute and thrive. We have witnessed: Nazis and ‘white’ nationalists…
Thank you for being part of Welcome in 2018
Firstly, thank you. 2018 has been a massive year for many people. For Welcome to Australia, it’s meant thousands of refugees, people seeking asylum and recently arrived migrants have been able to find…