Press clipping from the Canberra Times on 6th May 2011: A national report on the progress of humanitarian visa holders living in Australia has been used by opposition immigration spokesman Scott Morrison to launch an extraordinary attack on Australia’s refugee scheme.Mr Morrison said the report, Settlement Outcomes of New Arrivals, showed new migrants had low [...]
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Press Clipping: Migrants kick goal with sports program
Press clipping from PSNews 2nd May 2011: Young people from culturally diverse backgrounds are to be given increased opportunity to engage with sport and physical activity thanks to a new Multicultural Youth Sports Partnership Program. Minister for Sport, Senator Mark Arbib and Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, Senator Kate Lundy announced the initiative, [...]
Press Clipping: Warm welcome for refugee research
Press clipping from PSNews on the 2nd May 2011: Research commissioned by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) has revealed that refugees accepted into Australia on humanitarian grounds increase their education, language and other skills the longer they are here. Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, Senator Kate Lundy said DIAC had commissioned [...]
Motorcycling Against Cancer Ride goes through Canberra
Video interview by Senator Kate Lundy with Bruce Petersen about the http://motorcyclingagainstcancer.org.au/ initiative to raise funds for Cancer Councils right around Australia through a 10,000km motorcycle ride. Senator Kate Lundy: We’re here at Parliament house for the Canberra leg of the Brisbane to Alice Springs charity ride raising funds for cancer. It’s a long way [...]
Grant to help multicultural youth
Grant to help multicultural youth build positive lives The Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, Senator Kate Lundy, said today a grant of $126 600 to the Centre for Multicultural Youth in Victoria would help support newly arrived migrant youths. The grant will be used to support and develop the Multicultural Youth Advocacy Network [...]
Grant to help multicultural youth build positive lives
The Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, Senator Kate Lundy, said today a grant of $126 600 to the Centre for Multicultural Youth in Victoria would help support newly arrived migrant youths. The grant will be used to support and develop the Multicultural Youth Advocacy Network (MYAN), a nationally recognised policy and advocacy body [...]
Reflections on multicultural policy
Senator Lundy gave a speech to the University of Western Australia about multicultural policy in Australia. Introduction Over the course of my life, Australia’s population has almost doubled, from 12 million to 22 million. For most of you, and the large majority of undergraduate students attending this university, it has increased by over 5 [...]
Launch of Australian Muslim Women’s Centre for Human Rights
Senator Lundy launched the Australian Muslim Women’s Centre for Human Rights on the 13th April 2011, below is her speech at the event. Islamic Women’s Welfare Council of Victoria Launch of Australian Muslim Women’s Centre for Human Rights Acknowledgements The Hon Robert McClelland MP, Attorney General The Hon Catherine Branson QC, President, Australian Human [...]
Visit to Thai/Burma border refugee camps
Visit to Thailand From 28 March – 1 April this year, I traveled to the Thai/Burma border to gain a firsthand understanding of how Australia’s humanitarian resettlement program works. My visit took me to two of the nine camps for displaced persons that house Burmese refugees. The two camps I visited were Mae La camp [...]
