Media Centre
Media Releases – 2009
This section offers media releases published by the Parliamentary Secretary in 2009.
January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November
November
- 16 November – Australians must work together against intolerance
- 14 November – Book to celebrate Australia's Muslims
- 13 November – Real estate interpreting pilot helps migrants
October
- 23 October – Grants to support a diverse Australia
- 11 October – Sydney lights up for Deepavali
September
- 25 September – Refugee settlement services to change
- 20 September – Muslim Australians celebrate the end of Ramadan
- 18 September – Jewish Australians celebrate two festivals in September
- 10 September – Report shows strong support for multicultural Australia
August
- 25 August – Young people cross a bridge of cultural understanding
- 21 August – Muslim Australians prepare to celebrate Ramadan
- 13 August – Hindu Australians celebrate the birth of Krishna
- 4 August – Darwin consultation to improve refugee services
July
- 6 July – Record one million calls for interpreting services
- 1 July – Ferguson dons clan tartan
June
- 30 June – New peak body to help multicultural youth
- 29 June – Communities to focus on refugee settlement
- 19 June – Comic book makes serious difference to young refugees
- 18 June – Study highlights importance of promoting diversity
- 9 June – Honours for diversity contributions
- 2 June – Hume City Council wins for strength in diversity
May
- 29 May – $34 million to enhance Australian settlement services
- $560 000 to enhance ACT settlement services
- $6.7 million funding to enhance NSW settlement services
- $1.5 million to enhance South Australian settlement services
- $550 000 to enhance Tasmanian settlement services
- $5.7 million to enhance Victorian settlement services
- $2.7 million to enhance Queensland settlement services
- 9 May – Colourful celebration for United Nations Day of Vesak
April
- 24 April – A celebration of diversity on Anzac Day
- 13 April – Australians come together for ancient celebrations of faith
- 10 April – 'Woopi' celebrates Australia's Sikh heritage
- 9 April – Funding to address racial intolerance and promote understanding
- 8 April – Thai Australians celebrate New Year
March
- 28 March – Mt Druitt showcases and embraces diversity
- 26 March – Colourful patchwork creates social connections
- 21 March – Generations connect to celebrate diversity
- 20 March – Australia celebrates Harmony Day 2009
- 20 March – Australians celebrate Norouz
- 15 March – New Australians welcomed at Harmony Day Festival
- 13 March – Funding to improve workplace diversity
- 11 March – Hundreds of thousands to mark Harmony Day 2009
- 11 March – India's colourful harvest :& Holi Mahotsav celebrations
February
- 24 February – Multicultural Advisory Council to discuss diversity and tolerance
- 7 February – Giving Logan refugees room to grow
- 5 February – Pharmacies embrace free interpreting service
January
- 30 January – Burundian drums beat in Brisbane
- 28 January – New program brings diversity into focus
- 21 January – Cultural calendar enhanced for 2009
- 21 January – Patchwork heritage is a strength
- 18 January – World Religion Day 2009
- 9 January – Sights set on Schützenfest