Last night I had the most profound and bittersweet privilege: sharing a stage with Behrouz Boochani and Omid Tofighian to interview them on the recent release of Behrouz’s new book – Freedom,…
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…
Learning to Walk Behind
”We invite you to walk with us in a movement of the Australian people for a better future.” – Uluru Statement from the Heart Walking with or alongside frequently excluded people and communities…
Celebrations of Love: podcast
In this podcast, Sista Zai Zanda explores a love story between First Nations and Hungarian cultures. Paola and Anthony Balla explain how they met, how they learnt from each other and how…
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…
Celebrations of Food: podcast
In this podcast, Sista Zai Zanda talks to three inspiring women about culture, food and their connections to Country. Listen in as they exchange cooking ideas, their love of native ingredients, and heart-warming tales of…
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…