Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia - FECCA

05/06/2026

𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔 𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘: 𝗙𝗘𝗖𝗖𝗔 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗿

The Chair of the Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia (FECCA), 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗼𝘂𝗸𝗮𝘀 𝗢𝗔𝗠, 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗠𝗲𝗵𝘁𝗮 𝗮𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗿, 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟮𝟵 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.

Mr Doukas said Prerana’s experience in advocacy, strategic communications and senior leadership makes her the ideal person to lead FECCA into its next chapter. “Prerana is an inclusive, values-driven leader with a strong track record in stakeholder engagement, public policy and organisational leadership. Her commitment to equity, inclusion and community empowerment aligns strongly with FECCA’s mission and vision,” he said.

Prerana, a Zambian-born migrant of Indian heritage has built her career in senior executive roles with the Australian Government, private sector and NFPs across Vietnam, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Singapore and Australia, said she was honoured to take on the role at a critical time for multicultural communities.

“It is a privilege to lead FECCA when the voices and experiences of multicultural communities matter more than ever. FECCA has a proud history of advocacy, and I look forward to working with our members, partners, government and communities to advance inclusion, equity and belonging for all. At a time when social cohesion is being tested - by rising racism and a national conversation about identity that is not always inclusive - this moment calls for leadership that is both strategically powerful and deeply human.”

FECCA looks forward to working with Prerana as the organisation continues to champion the rights, interests and aspirations of culturally and linguistically diverse communities across Australia. The appointment follows a competitive recruitment process that attracted a strong and diverse field of candidates nationally.

👉 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗙𝗘𝗖𝗖𝗔 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀: fecca.org.au/media

01/06/2026

The Coalition's plan has been criticised by migrant advocacy groups, including the FECCA, which said in a statement last week that skilled migrants are essential to the country's productivity.

"Migrants contribute enormously to productivity, economic growth, and community life, but people must be supported through their settlement journey in order to fully participate and thrive, and to ensure the nation continues to prosper," Jill Morgan AM, interim CEO of FECCA said.

👉 Read the full article:

Opposition leader Angus Taylor has said that he would block non-citizens from access to 17 different welfare programs.

28/05/2026

𝗙𝗘𝗖𝗖𝗔 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 | 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻

We are now accepting abstract submissions and presentation proposals for FECCA 2026.

We invite you to seize this opportunity and contribute to the national conversation!

Showcase your expertise and experience to an audience of community sector leaders and organisations, service providers, researchers, policy makers, public servants and community members.

Share your ideas, perspectives and learnings to help address new and emerging challenges, create a vision for multiculturalism that represents our communities, inspires the sector and directs the work we do.

Read the guidelines and themes and 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝟱𝗽𝗺 𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.

👉 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: www.fecca2026.com.au/abstracts

26/05/2026

𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 (𝗡𝗥𝗪) runs each year from 𝟮𝟳 𝗠𝗮𝘆 - 𝟯 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 to commemorate two significant milestones in the reconciliation journey – the 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝟭𝟵𝟲𝟳 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗺, and the 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗯𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 respectively.

The theme for NRW 2026 is 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗜𝗻, a call for all Australians to step away from the sidelines, commit to reconciliation and take action to make change.

FECCA stands with Australia’s First Nations Peoples in their journey for self-determination and reconciliation, and calls the Australian Government to establish the 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗶-𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 to ensure a more inclusive and equitable future.

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 - download and share Information about reconciliation and National Reconciliation Week, 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝟭𝟯 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 - Arabic, Assyrian, simplified and traditional Chinese, Greek, Hazaragi, Italian, Khmer, Korean, Punjabi, Spanish, Thai, and Vietnamese: https://www.reconciliation.org.au/our-work/national-reconciliation-week/translated-resources/

25/05/2026

𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 acknowledges the Stolen Generations - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children forcibly removed from their families between the mid-1800s and 1980s, and marks the 𝟮𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁.

This year’s theme, 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝗼𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, recognises the leadership, accountability and urgency required to deliver real change within survivors’ lifetimes.

FECCA stands in solidarity with Australia's First Nations peoples, and supports and advocates for culturally safe, community-led services, and the structural change needed to advance justice, healing and self-determination.

👉 For more information, including ways to get involved, visit The Healing Foundation website: healingfoundation.org.au

18/05/2026

⏳ ONLY 2 DAYS TO GO - please share and encourage your colleagues and friends to complete our survey: https://fecca.org.au/updates/fecca-national-community-pulse-survey/

🗣️ 𝗙𝗘𝗖𝗖𝗔 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗣𝘂𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆.

𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮: 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿.

FECCA is undertaking a 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 to understand how people experience belonging, navigate difference, and what supports respectful and constructive interactions in our communities, workplaces, families. public spaces and online.

This survey will help inform FECCA’s submission to 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻. Insights will also be used in our broader work to help build a more inclusive and equitable Australian society.

⏰ The survey will take approximately 15–18 minutes to complete.
🫂 There are no right or wrong answers, and participation is anonymous.

We invite you 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝗯𝘆 𝟱𝗽𝗺 𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀, 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀.

👉 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://fecca.org.au/updates/fecca-national-community-pulse-survey/

15/05/2026

𝗗𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮: 𝗙𝗘𝗖𝗖𝗔 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻’𝘀 𝗕𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗹𝘆

Attempts by the Coalition and One Nation to blame migrants for housing pressures are divisive, unsupported by evidence, and ignore the enormous contribution migrants have made and continue to make to Australia’s workforce, infrastructure, economy, and national development.

“Australia needs a balanced and evidence-based conversation about migration, housing, and economic development. Migration has helped build modern Australia. It has strengthened our economy, enriched our communities, and supported our national development.” - Peter Doukas OAM, Chair of FECCA.

“Migrants contribute enormously to productivity, economic growth, and community life, but people must be supported through their settlement journey in order to fully participate and thrive, and to ensure the nation continues to prosper.” - Jill Morgan AM, Interim CEO of FECCA.

👉 Read the full statement: https://fecca.org.au/updates/fecca-responds-to-the-coalitions-budget-reply/

15/05/2026

📰 FECCA in the news - The Greek Herald:

"FECCA (Federation of Ethnic Communities'​ Councils of Australia) has welcomed several major measures in the 2026–27 Federal Budget aimed at strengthening healthcare, migrant employment and community safety, while warning that cuts to multicultural funding could undermine social cohesion efforts across Australia."

👉 Read the full story -

Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia (FECCA) has welcomed several major measures in the 2026–27 Federal Budget.

14/05/2026

FECCA calls on our political leaders to lead with responsibility, by upholding the bipartisan legacy of multiculturalism and refusing to trade social cohesion for short-term political advantage.

“We need to build cohesion not dismantle it. Our leaders are legitimising racism,” said Jill Morgan AM, Interim CEO - FECCA.

Racism is abhorrent. FECCA stands with all communities affected by the harmful, divisive and racist rhetoric expressed by our politicians and reaffirms the need to urgently adopt the National Anti-Racism Framework.

👉 Read more: https://fecca.org.au/updates/statement-political-misstep-bipartisan-legacy-at-risk/

14/05/2026