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Welcome to the Community Relations Commission
Promoting multiculturalism, ethnic affairs, cultural diversity, community unity and harmony in one of the most culturally diverse States of the world, New South Wales, Australia.
Mr Alun Probert, Manager, Strategic Communications of the Department of Commerce addresses editors and publishers of the ethnic media
Ethnic media gather at the Community Relations Commission
Thirty editorial and publishing staff of Sydney ethnic newspapers met with the Community Relations Commission to talk about the MediaLink service and the government's regulations on advertising.
MediaLink is an on-line subscription service operated by the CRC which delivers same-day reviews of the content of non-English newspapers published around Australia.
The Chair of the Commission, Stepan Kerkyasharian, gave a statistical breakdown of the content of the print media in various languages and gave feedback from the on-line subscribers about the content in which they are most interested.
"Our subscribers who cannot read your newspapers really want to know the views of your language communities about all kinds of public issues."
News and Events
New South African High Commissioner visits Commission
The newly arrived High Commissioner to Australia from South Africa, His Excellency Lenin M Shope, has paid an official visit to the Commission's Sydney Head Office to discuss multiculturalism in Australia and the policies being implemented in New South Wales to manage cultural diversity
AFL goes multicultural
After several years working successfully to capture new players and new fans from migrant communities, the AFL will now make a new commitment to multicultural Australia by becoming a major sponsor of the National Multicultural Marketing Awards.
Migration history work hailed at Premier's Literary Awards
A scholarly account of Australia's history of immigration has won the Community Relations Commission $15,000 Prize at the Premier's Literary Award in Sydney tonight.
The work - Destination Australia : migration to Australia since 1901- by Professor Eric Richards of Flinders University in South Australia, was described by the Awards judges as a thoroughly researched overview of Australia's migration history.
Premier hosts Vaisakhi celebration in Parliament House
08.05.2009
The Premier Nathan Rees hosted the celebration of Vaisakhi, the Punjabi New Year, on 6th May, in the Jubilee Room of the New South Wales Parliament. The gathering, the fourth of its kind in the New South Wales Parliament, was attended by many members of the Punjabi and Sikh communities, members of Parliament and other community leaders.
Premier introduces new adviser on citizenship matters
14.04.2009
The Premier and Minister for the Arts, Nathan Rees, has appointed Ernest Wong as a policy adviser on citizenship issues. Mr Wong was introduced to representatives of the ethnic media at a conference at the Premiers Office.
Minister presents Multicultural Marketing prize to Salvation Army
17.04.2009
The Minister for Citizenship, The Hon. Virginia Judge, has presented a Qantas Air ticket for travel to Hong Kong to the Salvation Army in Sydney, as a prize from the 2008 National Multicultural marketing Awards.
French Ambassador visits the Community Relations Commission
The French Ambassador to Australia, Michel Filhol, has paid an official visit to the Community Relations Commission. His Excellency held talks with the Chair of the Commission, Stepan Kerkyasharian.