After the outcome of the Referendum on the Voice to Parliament was known, the Uluru Statement From the Heart declared a week of silence. The grief and disappointment of Aboriginal and Torres…
Recognition from UNAOC-BMW Group’s Intercultural Innovation Hub
In May 2023, Welcoming Cities became one of ten global grassroots initiatives recognised by the prestigious Intercultural Innovation Hub during a ceremony held in Berlin, Germany. A partnership between the United Nations Alliance…
Welcoming Australia Medal Recipients 2023
At the Opening Reception for the 2023 Welcoming Australia Symposium on Tuesday 9 May, community leaders from across Australia were awarded for their exceptional contribution to building a welcoming Australia where everyone…
Senior Research Analyst
Lead and develop research, evaluation, assessment, and accreditation-focused projects for Welcoming Australia’s initiatives such as Welcoming Cities, Welcoming Regions, Welcoming Clubs and Welcoming Universities. Welcoming Australia’s research needs continue to expand as…
Community Survey Explores Possible Multicultural Hub in Bendigo
The City of Greater Bendigo is growing both in population and ethnic, religious and cultural diversity. Over the next 15 years the annual growth rate of the regional city is estimated to…
Celebrating 10 Years of Welcoming
April 20, 2011 marks Welcoming Australia’s media launch and official date of birth. The journey began in response to a prevailing political and media narrative that was training Australians to fear their…
Building, Back, Better toward a disability-inclusive, accessible and sustainable post COVID-19 World
Today is International Day of People with Disabilities – today we recognise and celebrate people living with disability here in Australia and across the world. Australia is home to 4.4 million people living with…
Exhibition shares diverse stories and common threads
Stronger Together is a photography exhibition, curated and shared by the participants of Welcoming Futures 2019/20, telling stories of diversity and multiculturalism in Adelaide. Inspired by the story of Arefa, unable to…
Adversity doesn’t build character – it reveals it
As many of us are aware, recent weeks have been difficult for many Melbourne and Victorian residents. It’s been particularly tough for members of Melbourne’s public housing communities who were affected by an…
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…