http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/pino-migliorino/ Pino Migliorino is the Chair of the Federation of Ethnic Communities Council of Australia (FECCA, http://www.fecca.org.au) which is the peak body representing migrant communities across Australia.  He is also the Managing Director of Cultural Perspectives which provides marketing and research services in the multicultural and Indigenous areas.  Before establishing Cultural Perspectives, Pino held a number of positions including: Principal Policy Officer, NSW Ethnic Affairs Commission; NSW Regional Co-ordinator, Office of Multicultural Affairs; and Executive Officer, Ethnic Communities Council of NSW. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/multiculturalism-has-never-been-a-four-letter-word/ Last week was a historic moment for multicultural Australians, a day for which we have waited and fought for five years. When migrants were targeted in the last elections and when some Australian voices joined the chorus of multicultural indictment in Europe, we despaired and thought the day would never arrive. Last week in Sydney, Minister Chris Bowen announced that Australia has a new Multicultural Policy. Australia’s last national multicultural policy expired in 2006.  The lack of a national government affirmation of Australia’s multicultural reality has allowed divisive and racist voices to gain legitimacy. The statements of European leaders, which in actual fact spoke more about the failure of their own vision, seemed to fuel abhorrent sentiments in our country. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Pino Migliorino) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/multiculturalism-has-never-been-a-four-letter-word/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/multiculturalism-has-never-been-a-four-letter-word/#item5208 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 19:30:31 +0000 Pino Migliorino | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/no-holds-barred-for-racism-in-australian-politics/ One in four Australians experiences some form of racism. (“The People of Australia”, AMAC, April 2010). 83% of Australians agree that there is racial prejudice in Australia (“Challenging Racism, The anti-racism research project”, Prof Kevin Dunn et al, October 2008). In his discussion of different kinds of racism, Prof. Kevin Dunn includes amongst them that which protects “privilege” usually as perceived by the White establishment.  The “quality of life” arguments of the current political debates around population are dangerously close to the privilege arguments of racism.  Words such as conformity to “Australian” ways of life are being aired bravely.  As Dunn points out, assimilationist positions are inherently anti-multicultural. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Pino Migliorino) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/no-holds-barred-for-racism-in-australian-politics/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/no-holds-barred-for-racism-in-australian-politics/#item3776 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 19:40:31 +0000 Pino Migliorino | Author bios | The Punch