The 2017 Australian Digital Inclusion Index was released today. There is a particular focus on Digital inclusion of Indigenous Australians, Disability, Areas of Geelong, Newcastle and Townsville and Mobile-only Australians.
Pino Migliorino AM Appointed Chairperson of Information and Cultural Exchange
The First of Our Leichhardt Luminaries - Dr. Anne Summers Talks about the Role of Gender in Society at Cultural Perspectives Group
The staff at Cultural Perspectives Group has ended the week on a high after the first of our Leichhardt Luminaries series. Leichhardt Luminaries is a series of monthly guest speaker events held at our office in Leichhardt for staff to learn and to be inspired, offering precious opportunities for us to listen, question, and learn from some of the most interesting intellectual personalities in Australia about important issues for both our work and minds.
Cultural diversity boost body confidence
Surviving as an International Student
magine you are an international student...
Do you know what surprises international students most about Australia? Do you know what the best thing is about being an international student? It can be challenging to imagine when you first arrive in Australia, and you realise you have come one step toward to a new culture, new lifestyle and new education system.
Diversity in Conversations
Hi, my name is Sylvan, I am currently completing my degree in PR as an undergraduate student at UTS and as part of my assessment I am also completing my internship at Cultural Perspective Group. One of my tasks at Cultural Perspectives is to review the daily online article. Today, I came across an article that I would really like to share with you, titled ‘Scared to talk about diversity? by Dominic Price.
Chinese Dragon Boat Festival
Chinese Dragon Boat Festival is fast approaching. Also known as Duan Wu Festival, this is a traditional Chinese festival that commemorates the death of one of the greatest Chinese poets - Qu Yuan - and is celebrated by dragon boat racing and eating sticky rice dumplings (Zong Zi). The festival follows the Chinese lunar calendar, so the date of celebration varies year to year. This year, the Dragon Boat Festival falls on 30 May.
Commemorate ANZAC Day the Australian Way
When you see people wearing red poppies on the street, biscuits wrapped in national flag print in Coles and Woolworths, silver-headed men wearing medals at a march, and “Lest We Forget” banners everywhere, you know it’s ANZAC day in Australia. Newly arrived in Australia as an international student a few years ago, I was quite bewildered by the word “ANZAC” and the only thing I knew about it was I got one day off Uni.
Global Fiesta at the 2017 Ipswich Festival
Easter Holiday Celebrations Around the World
The Easter Holiday is celebrated with a variety of activities in many countries around the world, and has become an opportunity for families to gathering and a festival where kids can have fun and of course, eat too many chocolates. It’s also a great opportunity for people from different cultural backgrounds to learn about local cultures and how they celebrate the Easter Festival. Let’s start with Sydney, Australia.