MCWH in the media - Multicultural Centre For Women's Health

Grace, like most women, has been harassed on the street. But her abuse is also racist

SBS News Accessed 16 April 2021 By Fernanda Fain-Binda Excerpt: It’s Not a Compliment also wants to draw attention to the increase in racialised harassment, particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic. Maria Hach, senior research and advocacy officer at the Multicultural…

What needs to change in Australia’s handling of violence against women?

Radio segment Radio National Breakfast with Cathy Van Extel After months of allegations of assault, rape and demeaning and sexualised attacks on women, there are hopes a new cabinet taskforce will tackle the root causes of these problems, including reforming…

‘Work on that gap’: Indigenous, culturally diverse women struggle for family violence support

Five years after the Royal Commission into Family Violence, MCWH Executive Director Adele Murdolo offered her reflections on its impact for migrant women.

ABC News interview on COVID-19 data collection

ABC News Video Clip Aired 8 March 2021 Executive Director Dr Adele Murdolo speaks with Karina Carvalho from ABC News about the importance of collecting COVID-19 vaccine data to better understand migrant communities’ access to the vaccine.

Putting women in picture: Alliance urges gender focus in implementation of historic mental health reforms

The Women’s Mental Health Alliance today welcomed the final report of the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System, but expressed disappointment that it did not address the specific needs of women and girls.

Calls for cultural and linguistic diversity data to be captured in COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Capturing cultural and linguistic diversity data from those receiving the jab will be crucial in ensuring it reaches all corners of Australian society.

Loneliness over the summer holidays

New migrant mothers are at particular risk of loneliness and other mental health concerns over this holiday period.

Government considers collecting language background data at COVID testing

Collecting data about the languages people speak at COVID testing can help us understand which sections of our community need additional information or support about the virus.

Building back better: An intersectional feminist approach to COVID-19 recovery

COVID-19 has laid bare the health, social and economic inequities between us, but it has also made us see how connected we all are. Recovery must build on those connections, strengthen them and deepen them, constructing the future on a solid foundation.

Victoria’s coronavirus information mistranslated and outdated for migrant communities

Excerpted from ABC News Live Blog by Erwin Renaldi and Jason Fang on the 27 October 2020. These criticisms of Victoria’s multilingual COVID-19 resources are not new.

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