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Refugee Week: Welcome to Oz

Refugee Week is celebrated across Australia. Welcome to Australia, based in Adelaide, organises an event called Walk Together to let refugees, asylum seekers and new migrants know that they are welcome in this country. Brad Chicott, convenor of Welcome to Australia, talks about this year's Walk Together in 15 key cities

The Eyes of the Defendant

I can only see the eyes of that defendant.

Those are the words of a magistrate in a Brisbane courtroom, pondering about what he called the "validity" of a Muslim woman wearing a niqab in an Australian courtroom.

He didn't pursue the matter further, but it was enough to push the issue back into the headlines.

Here are the reactions within the Muslim community.

Fighting Superbugs

A senate inquiry has recommended the establishment of a national centre to manage the threat of deadly superbugs.

Infectious diseases experts and community groups have welcomed the inquiry's findings.

But they say the rising threat from antibiotic-resistant bacteria is approaching crisis level and they want the federal government to urgently implement the recommendations.

Cultural Diversity in Cricket

A former Iraqi refugee has been appointed to lead Cricket Australia's concerted push for diversity and broader community representation.

Multicultural and indigenous players will be among the targets of the new community engagement manager, Sam Amaliki who experienced an unusual introduction to the game.