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December 1, 2022

Ethnic community media can play a key role in a crisis – but it needs our support

Wilfred Yang Wang, The University of Melbourne and Shashini Gamage, The University of Melbourne

How can ethnic media outlets be supported to continue to inform Australians, and how might mainstream media need to change to better serve these communities?

An annual indexation freeze in funding introduced by the Liberal government in 2013 has cost the sector almost A$1 million. Shutterstock

April 23, 2019

Ethnic media are essential for new migrants and should be better funded

John Budarick, University of Adelaide

Ethnic media outlets provide valuable resources for new migrants settling in Australia, but recent government funding decisions suggest they’re not valued as they should be.

In the seat of Blaxland, held by Labor’s Jason Clare, 73.9% of respondents said ‘no’ to making same-sex marriage legal in Australia. ABS

November 15, 2017

How social conservatism among ethnic communities drove a strong ‘no’ vote in western Sydney

Andrew Jakubowicz, University of Technology Sydney

In the same-sex marriage survey, the ‘yes’ vote came in at 57.8% in NSW – but in some western Sydney electorates, the ‘yes’ vote was as low as 26%.

Does the media’s coverage of events such as the Sydney Lindt cafe siege deserve more scrutiny? Dan Himbrechts/AAP

September 7, 2015

Media and social responsibility at a time of radicalisation

Helen Vatsikopoulos, University of Technology Sydney

In an age of radicalisation, there needs to be a radical rethinking of which stories the media tells, and how.

While African Australians can express themselves in ethnic events such as Sydney’s Africulture festival, they still have almost no presence in mainstream media debate, even when it’s about them. AAP/Newzulu/Teresa Parker

August 20, 2014

Debate on free speech alone means little for minorities

John Budarick, University of Adelaide

Recent debates about freedom of expression in Australia have largely neglected the ethnic minority media sector. These debates came to a head in the lead-up to the federal government’s recent decision…

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