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Some people can get medicine when they have COVID-19.These medicines are also called ‘early therapies’ or ‘antivirals’.They stop people from getting so sick that they need to go to hospital.Medicines do not replace vaccination. Getting vaccinated is the best way to protect yourselffrom COVID-19. Please ask your doctor. 有些人在感染新冠后可以得到治疗新冠的药物。这些药物也被称为“早期治疗”或“抗病毒”药物。这些药物可以用来防止人们感染新冠后因病情非常严重而需住院治疗。药物不能取代疫苗。接种疫苗是保护您自己免受新冠感染的最佳方法。请询问您的医生。

Sally Sitou MP (陈莎莉联邦议员) delivered her inspiring Inaugural Speech on 26 July 2022. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/video/2022/jul/27/sally-sitous-first-speech-to-parliament-daughter-of-refugees-who-dared-to-dream-this-big-video

VMC (Victorian Multicultural Commission) is looking for young people aged 16-25 who have strong connections to multicultural communities to apply for becoming members of the Multicultural Youth Network (MYN) for the August of 2022 to August 2024 term. Applications from culturally, linguistically and religiously diverse backgrounds, including refugees and asylum Read more…

To bring the important road-safety information to every Victorian, CultureVerse (https://think-hq.com.au/cultureverse) has created a survey to collect people’s preference and feedback on road safety-related communication. Your answer will be used as a guide for future communication. Let’s keep everyone safe on the road. Welcome to participate in the survey: https://bit.ly/3AW2zfP Read more…

The National Library of Australia is currently seeking Expressions of Interest from Australians with Chinese Heritage who are interested in taking part in the Library’s Oral History program. As part of the project the Library hopes to interview selected individuals to gain an understanding of what it is to be Read more…

Media Diversity Australia is calling for Australians of Chinese heritage to apply for Chinese-Australian Journalism Secondment Program which will enable three successful applicants to undertake an eight-week program working in mainstream newsrooms. Applications close on 12 August 2022.  More info: https://www.mediadiversityaustralia.org/secondment/

FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022 (女篮世界杯) will be held from September 22 – October 1, 2022 in Sydney, Australia. It will be a good opportunity to see the world’s 12 best women’s basketball teams compete at Sydney Olympic Park, including Australia and China. Superstar Han Xu (韩旭), who is the Read more…

流感与新冠肺炎全年流行，但特别容易在冬季传播。 您可以采取以下行动来维持健康： 尽快接种流感疫苗 按最新的建议剂数完全接种新冠疫苗 与他人保持1.5米社交距离 经常洗手或使用免洗消毒液 咳嗽或打喷嚏时用肘部内侧覆盖口鼻 佩戴口罩 确保通风良好。 以上行为可以帮助您和您的亲朋与社区保持健康，同时还能保护已经在承受巨大压力的医疗系统。 More info: https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/stay-well-this-winter https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/stay-well-this-winter-chinese-simplified

Victoria Police has launched an online service for reporting harassment on public transport: To initiate the service, people can text ‘STOPIT’ to 0499 455 455. Once you text STOPIT you will receive a link to an online form that allows you to: – share details of the incident, such as Read more…

Monash University is seeking Chinese-Australian and other participants for a research project that explores inter-cultural relationships in Australia. This research aims to explore how differences in life experiences and identity shape attitudes towards and experiences of intimate intercultural relationships among a range of cultural groups in Australia. WHAT IS INVOLVED? Read more…