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What needs to change in Australia’s handling of violence against women?

Radio segment Radio National Breakfast with Cathy Van Extel After months of allegations of assault, rape and demeaning and sexualised attacks on women, there are hopes a new cabinet taskforce will tackle the root causes of these problems, including reforming…

The WRAP #95: When non-racist language is not enough, Women and the workplace and 60 Seconds with Sanduni De Silva

This WRAP, we write about the role the language can play in fuelling anti-Asian hate, the importance of listening to migrant women workers, and spend 60 Seconds with Sanduni De Silva.

When non-racist language is not enough

In this moment, when many of our families, friends and communities are hurting, we cannot give up the fight against racism and sexism in all domains of our lives.

Women and the workplace: combatting the status quo

While all eyes are rightly on Parliament House, we are reminded that gendered discrimination, gendered violence and harassment are not limited to any particular workplace.

60 seconds with Sanduni De Silva

We spend 60 Seconds with Sanduni De Silva about her favourite podcasts and the power of friendships.

Making the Links Podcast: Episode 1

In this first Making the Links Podcast Episode, Vahideh Eisaei speaks with Zia Ebrahim from Sunraysia Community Health Service about the importance of involving community and faith leaders in preventing violence.

‘Work on that gap’: Indigenous, culturally diverse women struggle for family violence support

Five years after the Royal Commission into Family Violence, MCWH Executive Director Adele Murdolo offered her reflections on its impact for migrant women.

Community Conversations: Talking about finding work in Australia

In 2020, HealthWest approached Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health (MCWH) along with Centre for Multicultural Youth (CMY), to work together on the Community Conversations project, to better understand and address economic inclusion, in the context of race-based discrimination and social…

ABC News interview on COVID-19 data collection

ABC News Video Clip Aired 8 March 2021 Executive Director Dr Adele Murdolo speaks with Karina Carvalho from ABC News about the importance of collecting COVID-19 vaccine data to better understand migrant communities’ access to the vaccine.

The WRAP: International Women’s Day 2021

This year, we celebrate migrant women’s leadership and honour their contributions in building a better future for all.

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