The report adds that reforms are needed to ensure international graduates can fully contribute, including strengthening visa integrity, supporting relevant work experience
“These grants are all about helping to create safe, welcoming places in Victoria where people from all backgrounds can come together, celebrate culture and share traditions.”
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson unleashed a scathing attack on Senator Thorpe, calling her actions at the Melbourne pro-Palestine rally “shameful” and demanding the Australian Federal Police take immediate action.
Sylvia Coombe serves on multiple state, federal, and local boards and advisory committees, including those for the PALM Scheme in Victoria, which strengthens Australia–Pacific Island relations.
Rajwinder Kaur’s family had only recently settled in Australia, and it was her teenage son who tragically discovered her body and ran to a neighbour’s house for help.
Julian Hill MP noted that Australia’s population is ageing and that many sectors, from agriculture to hospitality, rely on temporary and skilled migrant labour.
“This museum will celebrate a vital thread through the history of our modern nation. I can’t think of a better site than Haymarket – a place synonymous with the Chinese-Australian story – or a more fitting time of year to open it.”
