AFL Shoots Goal with Prayer Room Call

The Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia (FECCA) unequivocally supports the decision by the Australian Football League (AFL) to make prayer rooms available at AFL venues, and so pro...

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ANZAC - DAY FOR ALL AUSTRALIANS

Recent media reports about the potential ‘divisiveness’ of ANZAC day commemorations in multicultural Australia are unwarranted, and focus on scaremongering rather than clear evidence. "ANZAC Day...

FECCA celebrates Fair Work Australia's Historic Announcement

The Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia (FECCA) welcomes Fair Work Australia's landmark announcement that 150 000 of Australia's lowest paid workers, many of whom ar...

Australia’s Multicultural Strategy Far More than ‘Symbolism’

The Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia (FECCA) has responded with concern to the comments made by Shadow Immigration and Citizenship Minister Scott Morrison MP this morning, in wh...

Leaders and Communities Gather for Australia's Pre-Eminent Multicultural Conference

Adelaide will play host to "Advancing Multiculturalism" conference which is Australia's pre-eminent multicultural conference. It has a long history and the last conference in Shepparton...

RECLAIM AUSTRALIA DAY FOR ALL AUSTRALIANS

The Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia (FECCA) today called on all Australians to reclaim Australia Day as a day for Australians of all backgrounds. "Given the support most ...

STATEMENT BY THE MEMBERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN PARTNERSHIP OF RELIGIOUS ORGANISATIONS TEN YEARS AFTER 11 SEPTEMBER 2001

We, the representatives of the major religions affiliated to the Australian Partnership of Religious Organisations (APRO), remember with sorrow the events which took place in the United States ten yea...

FECCA wishes our Muslim friends on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations

The Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia (FECCA) wishes all our Muslim brothers and sisters a peaceful and joy filled Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations. The Chair of FECCA, Pino Miglio...

Homelessness has many faces and many cultures

The National Homeless Persons’ Week is an opportunity to raise awareness of the many dimensions of this problem in Australia. The Australian Government has taken steps towards recognising that it is n...

Multicultural Communities encouraged to participate in Census

The upcoming Australian Census on Population Housing on 9 August provides Australians from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds an important opportunity to ensure that relevant ethnicity...