We often see Australia being described as a multicultural country, but this rarely translates into recognition of Australia as a truly multilingual country. The dominant myth of a monolingual, English-speaking Australia persists despite the fact that we speak over 200…
Leadership in action
What does it mean to be a leader? Is it something you’re born with or a skill that you develop? Are there differences in how a leader is conceptualised across different cultures and different workplaces? It’s an opportune time to…
60 seconds with Sonali Deshpande
Police Officer and ex-MCWH bilingual health educator What are you enjoying doing at the moment? I am a full time Police Officer with Victoria Police and I absolutely enjoy my work. What is the best thing that happened to you…
The WRAP #42 – Personal politics, accessing services and 60 seconds with Yassmin Abdel-Magied
Hello Wrappers! As May flew right by, most of us would have had the privilege to spend Mothers Day with the special women in our lives. At MCWH, all of us have mothers or are ourselves mothers who are from…
Keeping the personal political
Personal stories are powerful. As well as bringing issues alive, storytelling can create empathy and understanding. It’s no wonder the media seek out personal accounts, not only do they help capture public attention, they also provide evidence of a problem.…
The more things change
Much has changed since the immediate post war period when Australia first opened its doors to a mass migration program. However, there is much that remains the same. The policy imperative to ‘populate or perish’ established a still-relevant practice of…
60 seconds with Yassmin Abdel-Magied
Mechanical engineer, social advocate, and writer What are you enjoying doing at the moment? Working on the script for a motorsport podcast and catching up on a lot of cycling with friends. What is the best thing that happened to…
The WRAP #41 – Mainstream Multiculturalism, Human Rights and 60 Seconds with Shabnam Daliri
Greetings WRAPpers! April has brought us the highly anticipated findings from the Royal Commission into Family Violence. As an organisation that works to promote women’s health, safety and well-being, we couldn’t be prouder that research we’ve undertaken has contributed to…
Family violence in Victoria: a mainstreamed multicultural response
This month family violence prevention came a long way here in Victoria. Not only were the 2000+ pages of the Royal Commission into Family Violence findings handed down, the government took immediate action by allocating half a billion dollars to…
International students’ rights: it’s time for change
It’s a little known fact but an important one: there are more people arriving into Australia as temporary migrants than there are recently arrived permanent migrants. As of December 2015 there were over 1 million people living in Australia on…