Melba Marginson

Advocate, mentor, Executive Director of VIRWC (@virwc), committed to women's rights and Multiculturalism

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#politics I listened to inspiring Burmese minority groups living in Australia today spoke about stopping Australia from investing in Burma.

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“Not so long ago, food was food. That’s not true anymore.” How foodism has gotten out of hand: http://t.co/8vUMsIp7ag

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We Will Decide Who Identifies As A Feminist, And The Circumstances In Which They Identify http://t.co/4EZnMllPk7 via @wordpressdotcom

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Return to Tacloban http://t.co/3ntlrYUG8G via @youtube

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I encourage you to read this link on Forced Marriages in Australia and join our campaign "The Choice is Yours": http://t.co/x9OzZJBf3x

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Racism. It Stops with Me - see Adam Goodes' new message for our anti-racism campaign #itstopswithme https://t.co/gkOBkHuFkG

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Rhys Muldoon's Man About Town: It's time to be free of the Commonwealth http://t.co/PyM04iSwjB via @smh ...Go for Australia's independence!

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@HESTACSawards I am deeply honoured to be a finalist. It means a lot for immigrant and refugee women to be acknowledged for Social Impact!

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I wish more Australians read the article on The Age today about Tony Abbott before election time. We deserve a better person for a PM.

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Revolutionary reading http://t.co/IZ7RoWiz via @rapplerdotcom
I'm lucky to have worked with at least 3 of the Quimpo siblings.

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@ABSCBNNews Great to know Mr. Banatao was able to gain financially from his invention. I wish previous Pinoy inventors gained too,

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'If i have to go back ... he'll just kill me' http://t.co/Vghkk6XK via @theage

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Read The Age today on women on temporary visa fleeing violent relationship, titled "If I have to go back to Bangladesh he'll just kill me".

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@AgosNaTagos You're not the only one who are in that situation..... many who seemed to be happily married. Forever the romantic, that's you!

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My view on lack of cultural diversity and gender balance in Australia Day Honours published on The Age. At last some journalist listened!

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PM Julia Gillard should take the opportunity to get back her shoe personally and meet the Aboriginal Tent leaders who need to be heard.

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Having seen the Australia Medal recipients, I am again disappointed with the small number of people from migrant and refugee backgrounds.