BREAKING: BILOELA FAMILY RECEIVE PERMANENT VISAS
At 2.30pm today the Nadesalingam family, affectionately referred to as the ‘Biloela family’, were visited by the Department of Home Affairs team at their Biloela home and given the news that they have been granted permanent visas.
Teens with an ambition to make it in politics are being given the chance to help shape the region as part of a new initiative. An election will be held and representatives voted into youth cabinet as part of the Young Mayors Program. https://t.co/b2rkakPwmk @alwilkin_#7NEWS
"Me and my family are very happy to start our journey back to my community in Bilo. Thank you to all [of you people in] Perth, thanks. Love you Perth." - Priya Nadesaslingam. #HomeToBilo
Here’s my reconciliation week challenge for non-Indigenous peeps:
Think about what your aspirations for reconciliation look like… take a second.
Go ‘em? Okay. Let’s go.
It's so sad that so many journalists contacted me yesterday to ask me about Djokovic. I've been in a cage for 9 years, I turn 24 today, and all you want to talk to me about is that.
Pretending to care by asking me how I am and then straight away asking questions about Djokovic.
SO EXCITED about this all star panel 'We stand w Palestine' #FWDOrg @jeaninehourani @Barahmeh@RandaAFattah
"We were demanding less neutrality in silence and more understanding and solidarity and space to speak out against the oppressor and then would be oppressed" @SaraSalehOz
So excited for our evening plenary part 1: We Stand With Palestine where we will hear from @jeaninehourani, @SaraSalehOz, @RandaAFattah @salemba and @Barahmeh 🇵🇸
#FWDOrg
Here's my hot take: govts that encourage people to get vaccinated (good!) can't at the same time ignore or criticise public health advice. Like you can't say 'lets trust the drs who say vaccines are good' and also day 'we can't trust drs who say we need x restrictions'.
"I don't want to let the voice of Afghan women be silenced."
She was a photographer in Afghanistan when the Taliban took control. Now a refugee in Paris, @HossainiFatimah is on a mission to show a different view of Afghan women ...
What a time to be Australian. The Premier of our 3rd most populous state can’t understand that in our multicultural society people have family overseas. Or that as a trading nation we do business with others. People don’t just travel for leisure and for piss-ups in Bali, Premier