Adelaide Crows star Taylor Walker has been banned for six games by the AFL after the league found he made a racist comment at an SANFL game. Walker will miss the remaining three games of this season, and the first three of 2022. He has apologised for the remark, saying he is “embarrassed, ashamed and remorseful”. The comment was reported by one of the Crows’ officials.
The Australian Multicultural Community Services says migrant homelessness is a “hidden problem” because many organisations don’t record CALD data. About 15 per cent of the homeless population are migrants who arrived in the past five years, the last census estimated. Some recent migrants told the ABC they slept on park benches or in a local Lion’s Club while waiting for housing.
The Covid-19 Disaster Payment provides support for those who could not work due to Victoria’s 16 July to 27 July COVID-19 public health orders. If you lost work income during the July 2021 COVID-19 restrictions in Victoria, you may be eligible for COVID-19 Disaster Payment. The period of restricted movement has been lifted. However, you may still be able to get this payment if you were eligible on one day during this period.
The Refugee Olympic Team, established by the International Olympic Committee, is comprised of athletes from 11 different countries, living and training in 13 host countries. This year, with the Games taking place amid the Covid-19 pandemic, their stories and their inclusion in the Olympic movement feel more relevant than ever, according to Filippo Grandi, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Three members of the Refugee Olympic Team have been granted permanent residency in Canada based on athletic ability. Three athletes competing for the Refugee Olympic Team at the Tokyo Games will soon be coming to Canada through a first-of-its kind athletic scholarship program
Peter Bol is a man of his word. He is also a man for these times. As he had promised, the first Australian to reach an 800m final at the Olympics since 1968 led from the front on Wednesday night. Bol was not going to be left wondering.
The 27-year-old went early and he went hard, knowing that Kenyan duo Emmanuel Korir and Ferguson Rotich would benefit from a slow start. In the end, Bol’s legs fell just short – he struggled to stay with Korir, Rotich and Poland’s Patryk Dobek as they lifted the pace in the final stretch. If there was an Olympic 700m race, Bol would have secured gold – but the final 100m dash cost him a spot on the Tokyo 2020 podium. Fourth was an immensely creditable result.
The outpouring of support for Bol on social media in the past 24 hours, and particularly after his race on Wednesday, underscored the inspiration he has offered the Australian public. “I didn’t know if I was going to win, but I knew one thing for certain – that the whole of Australia was watching,” he told Channel Seven. “That carried me on.”
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has started sending instructions on how to complete the Census to households ahead of the Census on Tuesday, August 10. Around 85 per cent of all households in Australia will receive a letter that explains how to complete the Census online or how to order a paper form.
Congratulations to Paulo, Aker and Jamal – all your hard work and effort paid off. We’re proud to support you and every Refugee Olympic Team athlete to bring hope through sport. You rock guys! #RefugeeOlympicTeam #EOR
MELBOURNE: A woman who has shown no remorse, regret or sorrow for holding another woman captive as a slave for eight years will spend the same period behind bars. In case you should think that there is no slavery in Shepparton, just think of the cook who was kept as a slave and never paid in a Shepparton restaurant some few years ago.
Greater Shepparton City Council is committed to fostering cultural celebration and engagement of our diverse community and annually develops a calendar of culturally significant dates. The calendars are distributed to staff, service providers and the community. Here is an opportunity to contribute to the Calendar and win a prize for participating!