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Multicultural Health an election sleeper - now becoming critical

Written by Administrator Wednesday, 01 September 2010 23:15

A new multicultural health alliance has emerged to take up critical questions ignored by major parties in the election. In the election health policy was one area that the ALP claimed as its own, only to be trumped on mental health by the Coalition commitment to a major upgrade in Federal investment. Neither of the major parties seems to be aware that the multicultural health sector is in crisis, or that their health priorities encompass but do not recognise pressing cultural diversity issues.

Diverse Older People demand action on rights

Written by Administrator Tuesday, 17 August 2010 14:54

NSW Council on the Ageing has released a consultative report on action priorities for ageing people from culturally diverse backgrounds. In October 2008 Council on the Ageing (COTA) NSW approached the Multicultural Health Communication, Metro MRC and the NSW Transcultural Aged Care Service (TACS) to discuss issues impacting on older people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds. In 2009 COTA NSW invited the Ethnic Communities Council of NSW to join the partnership towards hosting the first Diversity and Ageing in Action Forum in 2010.

Sustainable population strategy marginalises cultural diversity

Written by Administrator Monday, 19 July 2010 14:40

Announcing the strategy panels for the Sustainable Population planning process, Sustainable Population Minister Tony Burke has included only one person of non-European background (Waleed Aly on the Demographics and Liveability panel). Aly tonight on Q & A on ABC TV claimed he wasn't sure why he was there, but then demonstrated his value by arguing that service undersupply rather than over-population is the issue. Yet neither the growth and nor constraint panels have people of non-European backgrounds, while the constraint panel has a number of well known-opponents of multiculturalism and no public supporters.

Amnesty to hold Sydney young activists forum

Written by Administrator Thursday, 17 June 2010 08:52

As part of its youth initiative, Amnesty International Australia 2010 Youth Forum is inviting people aged between 18-30 years to attend a panel discussion and a FREE 1 day workshop on social change and leadership. The panel - Is youth activism dead? – will see debates and discussion on issues relating to youth activism.

Tourism Australia's "Nothing Like Australia": too true!

Written by Administrator Monday, 31 May 2010 16:06

Tourism Australia still Tourism Australia's new upbeat jingle "Nothing Like Australia" "favourite places" tour of Australia manages to lose nearly all the ground just gained by the Brand Australia Unlimited promotion. In a beautifully shot travelogue of people's favourite places, we get the regulation Aboriginal boy in a billabong, and a Chinese Australian(?) girl strapped into the seat of an SUV amidst kangaroos. And that's it. So in the dozens of close ups of Australian faces, no Indians, Africans, Arabs, Pacific Islanders appear. And we are told it's the platform for the next five to ten years. Wow!
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