நமது SBS வானொலியில் றைசெல் & சஞ்சயன் ஆகியோர் ஆங்கிலத்தில் தயாரித்த விவரணத்திற்கு NSW மாநில அரசின் Multicultural and Indigenous Media Awards வழங்கும் உயர் விருது கடந்த வெள்ளிக்கிழமை வழங்கப்பட்டது. இந்த விருது குறித்து விருதுக் குழுவின் தலைவர் The Hon. SHAOQUETT MOSELMANE அவர்கள் நேற்று (18 அக்டோபர் 2016) NSW மாநில நாடாளுமன்றத்தில் உரையாற்றும்போது விருது பெற்றவர்களைப் பாராட்டினார்.
சாதி குறித்த அந்த விவரணத்தை நீங்கள்பின்வரும் இணைப்பில் கேட்கலாம்.
http://www.sbs.com.au/radio/article/2015/08/01/untouchables-amongst-us
இது The Hon. SHAOQUETT MOSELMANE அவர்கள் நேற்று (18 அக்டோபர் 2016) NSW மாநில நாடாளுமன்றத்தில் உரையாற்றும்போது கூறியவற்றின் சுருக்கம்.
The following is from the NSW Legislative Council on 18 October 2016
The Hon. SHAOQUETT MOSELMANE (18:56):I am proud to report to the House on the success of the fifth annual Multicultural and Indigenous Media Awards [MIMA] that were held last Friday night, 14 October 2016. The MIMA celebrate journalists who strengthen multiculturalism and reconciliation every day, and recognises the importance of non-English language as well as Indigenous media. Many people may be unaware that multicultural media predates Australian Federation. The first dual-language newspaper was Die Deutsche Post in Adelaide from 1848. As with many subsequent multicultural news organisations, Die Deutsche Post began as a conduit for overseas news before slowly balancing out with local news content and eventually evolving into an important voice for many migrant communities.
Multicultural and Indigenous media organisations serve to tell two Australian stories. In the case of the Die Deutsche Post, it is the story of immigrants and the communities they form in their new Australian home. Even as those organisations have been historically viewed with suspicion, they have continued a firm tradition of telling the story of each community and adding to our diversity. Equally, there are Indigenous and Aboriginal news organisations that tell the other Australian story—the story of the First Australians whose narrative stretches back 60,000 years. Since Indigenous-dedicated services have developed, great strides have been made in promoting the issues facing Indigenous communities, and that often places them at the forefront of the mainstream agenda. Before the establishment of MIMA, there was no standalone award that gave specific consideration to multicultural and Indigenous media outlets.
I was and remain very proud to have been the founding chairperson of the MIMA and I hope that the awards continue to thrive well into the future. At this year's awards ceremony, we were very lucky to have a welcome to country by Linda Burney, MHR, who is the new member for Barton—the first Aboriginal woman in the Australian House of Representatives and the current shadow Minister for Human Services. We were also honoured to have many State parliamentarians and local government colleagues, who attended in support of multicultural and Indigenous media. I acknowledge our proud sponsors: the Arab Bank Australia, the Atax Financial Group and the Grand Roxy in Brighton-Le-Sands without whose support the event could not have been held. I thank the Consul General of Pakistan in Sydney, Mr Abdul Majid Yousfani, and his Vice Consul General, Ms Bushra, Salam for attending.
I thank our keynote speaker, the Australian Race Discrimination Commissioner, Dr Tim Soutphommasane. His address stressed the importance of community solidarity in the face of opposition against immigration, against multiculturalism and against cultural understanding. His words remind us of the vital role that media play in keeping us well informed, and the hard work that is needed to keep open channels of communications. Finally, I would like to thank our master of ceremonies, the 2013 winner of the Journalist of the Year award, Ms Majida Abboud Saab, the former manager of Arabic programming at SBS, and of course all the journalists who submitted entries across the seven categories. I congratulate the winners in each category.
The first winners are Mr Raymond Selvaraj and Mr Kulasegaram Sanchayan for coverage of community affairs in their report "Untouchables amongst us", one of the most successful and highly translated stories ever produced by SBS Radio.
The next winner is Mr Mike Sweet for his two-year freelance editorial report on iconic Indigenous Australian Captain Reg Saunders, who served in Greece during World War II. Ms Susana Lolohea of Koori Radio 93.7FM, is a joint winner of Journalist of the Year for her Fijian Australian broadcast stretching beyond Australia to New Zealand, the United States, Canada and Fiji. Ms Usha Arvind of Indian Link Media Group is the other Journalist of the Year and a leading voice in her community reporting many issues. The next winner is Ms Laura Murphy-Oates at SBS—NITV for her news reporting on the risks of using ancient Aboriginal lands in South Australia as a nuclear waste dump. The next winner is Ms Ana Sevo of Meraki TV for online news coverage that enthusiastically promotes the Australian-Greek community. The next winner is Mr Nerses Baliozian of Armenia Media, whose photography captured the 101-year commemoration of the Armenian Genocide and the associated march through the heart of Sydney. The final winner is Ms Namita Gohil of Indian Link Media Group, the 2016 Young Journalist of the Year. I congratulate them all and look forward to the 2017 awards.
