Building a new hospital for Sydney
This week I visited the construction site of Sydney’s newest hospital with NSW Health Minister Jillian Skinner.
Mrs Skinner and I announced Australia’s leading healthcare...
Measures on alcohol-fuelled violence working
My team has been working hard to address the issue of alcohol-fuelled violence following a series of fatal and horrific incidents last summer.
The...
Community unity projects to receive funding boost
We have announced a $200,000 increase in funding for initiatives that promote cultural harmony and social cohesion in New South Wales.
The new Multicultural NSW...
Labor Party awards McKell to Balaji Venkatarangan
The Labor Party bestowed the coveted McKell Award on Balaji Venkatarangan of the Australian Indian community. Balaji Venkatarangan has been a grass roots Labor...
Parramasala: putting art above politics?
The Indian Sun’s recent report on Parramasala seems to be causing concern to a select coterie claiming to speak for the “community” and “South...
Raman Bhalla is Liberal candidate for Blacktown
Raman Bhalla, Liberal Party member, has been endorsed as Liberal Party candidate for the state seat of Blacktown in the next state elections in...
Multicultural NSW: A New Vision For Harmony
We have a new direction for multicultural practice in NSW.
The NSW Government has outlined a new vision for our multicultural state as part of...
Susai Benjamin ready to hit Seven Hills campaign trail
Blacktown Councillor and local solicitor Susai Benjamin has been preselected unopposed as Labor’s candidate for the new seat of Seven Hills for the March...
Rowland praises community opposition to 18C, 18D
Shadow Minister for Citizenship and Multiculturalism, Michelle Rowland, recently congratulated the multicultural groups, individuals, and communities across Australia who fought hard against the Government’s...
Government must appoint an inclusive CRC chair: Mehreen Faruqi
NSW Greens MP and spokesperson on multiculturalism Dr Mehreen Faruqi has called on the NSW government to appoint a Community Relations Commission chair who...