Increasing our refugee intake to 30,000, urgently abolishing temporary visas for people who arrived by boat, and transitioning all temporary visa-holders to permanent visas are among the key recommendations in ECCV’s submission to the Australian Government’s...
In recognition of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2022, ECCV is pleased to release our literature review synthesising existing research on elder abuse against people from migrant and refugee backgrounds. Building on our work as part of the Raising Awareness of Elder...
Overview The 2022-23 Budget was delivered on 3 May 2022, almost a year after the 2021-22 Budget. This year’s Budget is designed to address almost two years of disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, with significant investments in healthcare and service delivery....
Chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are on the rise in Australia and are now the nation’s leading cause of death and disability. Incidence of these conditions are higher in migrant communities than amongst the Australian born...
Community members experience racism in everyday life and in the way that society operates, according to a new ECCV report on lived experience of racism. In October 2021, ECCV held consultations with community members with lived experience of racism to help inform the...
As Victoria reopens after another prolonged lockdown, a long term recovery plan will be needed to support migrant and refugee communities, who have suffered disproportionate health, economic and social effects. A new report from Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria...
