Commission Events

Welcoming address from Stepan Kerkyasharian, Chairman of the Commission, at the 20th Annual National Multicultural Marketing Awards

02.11.2009

In welcoming the 440 guests to the 20th annual National Multicultural Marketing Awards, the Chair of the Commission, Stepan Kerkyasharian, recounted the history of the Awards and reflected on their ground-breaking nature 1990.

Minister Judge speaks at the Community Relations Commission Symposium

23.09.2009

Minister for Citizenship, Virginia Judge has officially opened the 2009 Community Relations Commission Symposium in Parramatta.

Iftar Dinner to Celebrate Interfaith Harmony

31.08.2009

To celebrate Interfaith Harmony, an Iftar Dinner hosted by the the Honourable Nathan Rees MP Premier of NSW, took place at Parliament House on 31 August 2009.

2009 Multicultural Marketing Conference

The 2009 Multicultural Marketing Conference was held on 26 August 2009. Presentations from the conference can now be accessed.

Challenging Islamophobia

On Monday 20th July the Chair of the Commission, Stepan Kerkyasharian, gave the opening address on the second day of the National Social Cohesion Conference at Sydney University. The three-day conference dealt with the topic: Challenging Islamophobia; towards social justice and inclusion. The Chairmans address set the scene for a plenary session on Muslim Experiences, settling in Australia.

Italian ambassador to Australia visits the Commission

06.07.2009

The ambassador of the Italian Republic to Australia, Gianludovico De Martino Di Montegiordano, has paid an official visit to the Community Relations Commission in Sydney.

Ethnic Media gather at the Community Relations Commission

16.06.2009

Thirty editorial and publishing staff of Sydney ethnic newspapers met with the Community Relations Commission today to talk about the MediaLink service and the government's regulations on advertising.

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

20.05.2009

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.

The decision was announced today by Stepan Kerkyasharian, the Chair of the Community Relations Commission which has been organising the awards for the last twenty years.

Migration history work hailed at Premier's Literary Awards

19.05.2009

A scholarly account of Australia's history of immigration has won the Community RelationsCommission $15,000 Prize at the Premiers 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 Australias migration history.

2009 National Multicultural Marketing Awards to be Launched

Businesses and community groups across Australia have the chance for national recognition through the National Multicultural Marketing Awards, which will be launched next week in Sydney by the Minister for Citizenship, the Hon. Virginia Judge MP.

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.