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Cosgrove speech highlights need for a broad debate

Mr Sam Afra, Chairperson of the Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria (ECCV) said the mixed response to former Defence Force chief Peter Cosgrove’s Australia Day address showed that “an honest and thoughtful debate about issues of

Australian Democracy No Place For Thoughtless And Irresponsible

Immigration Debate Needs Reality Check The Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Victoria (eccv) has called for a more realistic debate about Australia’ immigration levels following Kevin Andrews mischievous calls to drastically slash our migrant intake. “Any discussion

Two Year Wait For Television Breach Ruling Detrimental

Mr Sam Afra, Chairperson of the Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria (ECCV) said that it was “no coincidence” that a report finding low levels of community trust was released in the same week as three commercial

Multicultural Awards Recognise Long-Standing Champions Of Migrant Rights

Newly re-elected Chairperson of the Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria (ECCV), Mr Sam Afra, and continuing Deputy Chairperson, Mr Eddie Micallef, were among a number of prominent community leaders to receive honours at the 2009 Victorian

Impressionable Youth Need Greater Examples Of Positive Attitudes

Mr Sam Afra, Chairperson of the Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria (ECCV) said he was “saddened but not surprised” by two new studies that revealed a high prevalence of racism within Australian schools and the harm

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