We're nearly back

In 2009, we (New Australia Media) undertook a pilot project  whereby young people from ethnic minorites were supported to write news stories of their choice.  New Australia Media supported them both by matching them up with experienced journalists and by providing outlets for their strories.  This website was one of the results of that pilot.

Building on the lessons from the pilot, we are now undertaking the project proper.  Recruitment and training will be taking place in Spring 2010, with this website being re-vamped and re-launched in the Summer.

In the meantime, we are looking for young people from a diverse range of backgrounds to write stories about their lives, communities, events, issues or people you admire.

Student deaths: Government has the tools, time to use them

Wesa Chau
 
Melbourne - It’s a tragedy that international students are being killed on our streets – but it will become a scandal if Governments don’t act swiftly to protect them and the $15 billion industry they sustain.
 
Thursday’s high-profile police operation in Melbourne’s western suburbs is a good start and should be maintained. 
It shows authorities can act on the ground to protect the community against thugs like those who killed graduating Indian international student Nitin Garg.  This kind of active policing is to be applauded and encouraged.  However, it cannot end there.
 

Eid - for Muslims and non-Muslims

By Fatima Dennaoui
 
Melbourne is a city of festivals, with regular celebrations of art and culture taking place throughout the year.
 
February marks the Lunar New Year with partying in Chinatown, while March has both Moomba, and the Greek Australian community’s Antipodes Festival.
 
In the western suburb of Newport, a twice-yearly Eid festival is a big celebration for local Muslim and non-Muslim residents.
 
This audio report from Fatima Dennaoui.

Balibo Five Remembered, 34 Years On

By Laura Borghouts

 

 Melbourne - The screening of the Movie “Balibo” has resurrected painful memories of the events of October 1975 when five Australian journalists were killed during the Indonesian invasion of East Timor.

Balibo is a small village in the Bonabaro region of East Timor, just 10 kilometers from the Indonesian border. It was there that the five newsmen and technicians from Channel 7 and Channel 9 TV networks planned to capture footage of Indonesian troops setting foot in the former Portuguese territory.

New Australia Media is Featured in DIAC Newsroom

New Australia Media is featured in an article on the Department of Immigration and Citizenship's online newsroom: 
 
  Canberra - Young migrant Australians are brushing up their literary skills with the help of some of Melbourne’s foremost professional writers and journalists.
 

NGO’s Appeal to Donors for Aid to Development of East Timor

By Setyo Budi

MELBOURNE -- Non-Government Organisations in East Timor are awaiting a reply from donor countries to their appeal for aid to allow the Dili government to push ahead with development plans to tackle the long-term causes of poverty and conflict in that country, according to reports reaching here.

A voice of hope for Afghanistan's women

By Frud Bezhan

 Melbourne - For the women of Afghanistan, it is yet another brutal message — that death awaits those who choose a public life.

Hip Hop Hope

By Brooke from A.R.A.B.

 MELBOURNE - A.R.A.B is one of the best families you could find. I’m 16 and I became part of this amazing family four years ago when I was in Year Seven.

Indonesia widens pornography definition

By Jennifer Henderson

 MELBOURNE - Australians tourists to Bali who show too much skin could be targets of new laws passed in an Anti-Pornography bill. The bill, which was originally drafted in 1999, contains definitions of pornography and restrictions on clothing and behaviour.

Hardline Islamic parties such as KAMMI and The Justice Party have pressured the government to pass the bill. A day before the law was passed hundreds of Muslim Indonesians rallied for its support in Jakarta. They claimed that the bill was vital to protect women and children from sexual attacks.

Bitter Chocolate

By Lisa Williams
 Melbourne - Chocolate lovers are being urged to write to manufacturers to ensure there is no dark side to their favourite sweet.

Syndicate content