MELBOURNE, 6 March 2024: Amid Aboriginal songs and music, the Victorian Labor’s multicultural network was today launched. The event took place at the Victorian Trades Hall, with party members from multicultural communities present in strength and vigour. The network is supposed to unite multicultural communities reflecting the Australian Labor Party’s (ALP) policies of inclusion and diversity. No doubt, ALP members came in strength and many elected representatives including parliament members were around to add their support.
The main speakers were Andrew Giles, Federal Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs, Ingrid Stitt, Victorian Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Ageing and Mental Health, Enver Erdogan, Victorian Minister for Corrections, Youth Justice and Victim Support and Herriet Shing, Victorian Minister for Equality, Water and Housing.
Addressing the gathering Minister Andrew Giles said the launch of the network was a message that the Labor party cared for all its members. He also mentioned Jodie Belyea’s victory in the Dunkley federal seat by-election.
The Victorian Multicultural Labor Executive (Co-convenors: Wallace Huang, Hafiz Jan and Melba Marginson; Secretary: Nildhara Gadhani; Assistant Secretary: Aman Gaur and Members: Rumaan Baryalai, Wesa Chau, Srinivasa Sharma, Rachel Tian) were introduced as those present clapped to welcome the network team.
The evening event was laced with extensive members’ networking and socialising. Labor faithful from different communities across Melbourne mingled with network executive members and chalked out their future plans.
