Conversations to Celebrate our Connections is a two-part podcast series, developed in partnership with the ECCV (Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria) as part of their All One Together campaign – an initiative that tackles…
Finding Hope in Human Connection
On the road to a more welcoming Australia “Are we winning?” It’s a question someone posed to me recently, and I had to take pause to consider what ‘winning’ might mean. For…
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…
More than a trend
Why having campaigns led by people with lived experience, is integral to creating social change. Shankar Kasynathan, Campaign Coordinator with Amnesty International It’s a Friday evening in Sydney’s outer western suburb of…
Now is the time for Australians to come together
Welcoming Australia is an organisation and movement committed to working with any person, party or organisation who’ll move the dial towards welcome, inclusion and compassion. We’re committed to cultivating a culture of…
Cuts to asylum seeker welfare create surge in demand for food and housing
Community-based asylum seekers expected to support themselves but advocates say many not ‘job ready’ Luke Henriques-Gomes, 23 Apr 2019 A Coalition government decision to slash income support for community-based asylum seekers has…
Territory puts out welcome mat
Chief Minister, Andrew Barr has announced that Canberra officially became a Welcoming City on last week’s Harmony Day (21 March). Mr Barr said the ACT’s membership of the network of welcoming cities demonstrated…
The psychology of fear and hate, and what each of us can do to stop it
Stephen Croucher, Massey University As an immigrant to New Zealand, I am saddened and outraged by the events in Christchurch. The apparent innocence of New Zealand has been stripped away by acts…
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…