In 2018, the Modern Slavery Act was introduced to reduce the risks of labour exploitation in Australia. Larger businesses – those with annual consolidated revenue of at least AU$100 million – are now required to report on the risks of exploitation in their supply chains and the actions they are taking to eliminate them.
The term ‘modern slavery’ describes situations where offenders use coercion, threats or deception to exploit victims and undermine their freedom.
Osmond Chiu writes for the Lowy Institute: Many countries in the region already have more public holidays to recognise diverse cultural and religious populations.
Australia is without a doubt an increasingly diverse and pluralistic country. The recent 2021 Census found that a majority of the population are now migrants or the children of migrants. Around one in five Australians speak a language other than English at home. And one quarter of us have an overseas non-European cultural background.
While Australians like to talk about how we are a successful multicultural country, this can often feel superficial, primarily focused on dance, dress and dining. Our institutions still feel very much monocultural, whether it be politics, business, the arts or the media. If Australia does not want to be seen internationally as remnants of British colonialism on the edge of Asia, that requires things to change.
The Immigrant Networks exhibition is the result of extensive research by an interdisciplinary curatorial team including Professor Anoma Pieris (Architecture), and Associate Professor Andrew Saniga (Landscape Architecture, Planning and Urbanism) from the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning. Read Kristine’s illuminating review of the exhibition (shown above).
A community group is running workshops to help seasonal farm workers learn to drive in Australia.
Seasonal workers in the Goulburn Valley often live out of town and transport is an issue.
Workshop organisers say many workers have licences in their home countries but need support to get certified in Australia.
Australia Day events will take place throughout Greater Shepparton on Thursday 26 January 2023. Ceremonies, events and entertainment will be held in Dookie, Arcadia, Murchison, Tatura, Mooroopna, Shepparton and a community BBQ will be held in Toolamba.
For the first time, a Nepali language movie is being shown in Shepparton on Monday, January 23 at Village Cinemas Shepparton.
Hosted by the Greater Shepparton Nepalese Community, the charity-based event will premiere The Secrets of Radha at 7pm.
In attendance will be the film’s writer and director, Subarna Thapa, to introduce the movie and take part in a Q and A afterwards.
Young people access and receive information from a number of different places such as friends, television, the internet and social media. This information may not always match your experience of mental illness, so it’s important to listen to your child and then explain how your experience is different.
The CO.AS.IT Visitation program provides social support to Italian older adults who find themselves socially isolated and lonely at home or in an aged care facility. Volunteers are sought. A Community Information Session will be held at the Shepparton RSL, 88 Wyndham St, Shepparton, on Tuesday, 17 January from 10-11am. Interested persons may Volunteer for the CO.AS.IT Visitation program in Shepparton.
Murray Valley Encephalitis virus has been detected in Victoria for the first time in more than a decade. The Victorian Department of Health confirmed the positive test result in Mildura in the past 24 hours. Mildura council has started “appropriate mosquito treatments” of the detection site as a precaution.
Cricket Australia has pulled its men’s national team from the upcoming one-day international series against Afghanistan amid concerns over deteriorating women’s rights in the Taliban-ruled country.