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The Multicultural Landscape Continues to Evolve in a Supporting Environment

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The Scanlon Foundation has released the 2017 Mapping Social Cohesion survey results that confirms a high level of support for multiculturalism in Australia, with 83-86% of the respondents agreeing that multiculturalism has been good for Australia.

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Water Safety and Child Drowning Prevention Resources Available in Multiple Languages

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Each year an average of 13 drowning and 84 non-fatal drowning incidents occur in NSW children. Recent research shows that people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds (CALD) and newly arrived in Australia are at higher risk of drowning incidents. This is likely to be due to lack of familiarity with water activity and swimming ability in some people.

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New Research Highlights the Endemic Exploitation of Temporary Workers in Australia

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New research from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) puts spotlight on the endemic exploitation of temporary workers who are mainly international students and backpackers.

Oceania Netball Cup 2018 Registration Open

The Oceania Netball Cup, a fun community netball tournament for Pacific Islander and Torres Strait Islander families is back again in 2018 and registrations are now open. Register your junior and senior teams and encourage your families to come down and enjoy this social netball event.

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Cultural Perspectives Shortlisted for the 2017 Australian Multicultural Marketing Awards

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Cultural Perspectives has been nominated as a finalist in the 2017 Australian Multicultural Marketing Awards (AMMAs) – Communication Award category, for our work with Uber: Building Stronger Ties with Multicultural Communities.

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The Votes are in: Australia says YES! To Marriage Equality

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We celebrated the YES result of the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey at Cultural Perspectives today. Of all eligible Australians who participated in the survey, 61.6% voted YES supporting a change to Australian law to allow same-sex couples to marry.

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Multicultural NSW Unity Grants Open

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The 2017-18 Unity Grants are now open for application. As part of the Multicultural NSW grants program, the Unity Grants with up to $30,000 is set to support projects that bring diverse communities together in NSW to enhance social cohesion and harmony. All the non-profit sharing community organisations are welcome to apply. Application closes at 12 noon, 15 December 2017.