The “Assault on students spark on-line fury” (Peter Cai & Jen Rosenberg SMH 24April2012) conjures a feeling of insecurity when travelling alone at night on our Sydney metropolitan trains. A subsequent SMH (Peter Cai 26 April 2012) report, headlined “Chinese Students at risk in Australia”, highlighted the unfavourable outcry about the safety of Chinese citizens studying in Australia. Those involved in this outcry included the largest Chinese TV network CCTV, Chinese Consul-General in Sydney (who issued a travel warning), Chinese social media, the Chinese student bodies and parents of Chinese students. The suggestion of a rise in youth crimes is a serious concern for the general public.
There is no room for anti-social behaviour in our trains. This incident involving foreign students from China as victims brings further adverse international publicity to Australia since the last incident of violence against foreign students from India. If these attacks were also racially motivated, as reported besides robbery, then Australians of Asian descent would have cause to fear riding on trains at night.
Trains should be made safer for all passengers regardless of whether they are Australian residents or not. Hence, the policing of trains at night should not be relaxed. Calling the matter an isolated incidence trivializes the seriousness of the crime and is akin to telling the victims “bad luck mate”.
Unless strong reassurances are given by government authorities including the Police that steps have been taken to discourage thuggish and violent behaviour on our trains, then travelling on the night train is a health hazard and would remained unsafe for all passengers. Confidence must be restored as a top priority for the travelling public. The Victorian government has put on an additional 900 Public Security Officers (PSO) to improve the safety of train travel and the
NSW government should consider similar action.
NSW takes a significant proportion of all Chinese students studying Australia and if the safety issue is not addressed, the state will see a big drop in enrolment similar to the Indian students. This issue not only adversely affect our economy but also make all train travellers insecure and fearful for their safety and well-being.
In the meantime, information sessions on being “street smart” in public transport should be made available to foreign students.
CCCA would be willing to assist the NSW State government to restore public confidence in train travel and particularly in allaying the fears of the Chinese students and their parents.
Dr Anthony Pun
National President,
Chinese Community Council of Australia
“對學生袭击事件引發了网民的怒火”（2012年4月24日，悉尼先驱晨报，蔡源及珍•羅森伯格）并讓人在独自乘坐悉尼城市铁路系统的夜班列车时总有種不安全的感覺。隨後悉尼先驱晨报刊载（2012年4月26日，蔡源）題为“中國學生在澳大利亞身处險镜”的文章更是突出报道了社会各界对于在澳大利亚求学的中國公民人身安全堪忧的这一现状的强烈抗议。參與此抗議的有中國最大的電視網絡—中央電視台，中國驻悉尼總領事（通过发布旅遊警告的方式），中國的社交媒體，澳洲的中國留學生團體及留澳學生的家长们。这表明青少年犯罪率上升的现状已经导致了公众的深切忧虑。
我们决不会容忍反社會的行為出现在我們的城铁列車上。事件中來自中國的留學生成为了受害者，这造成了澳大利亞的国际形自发生在印度留學生身上的暴力事件以来進一步恶化。此次的袭擊如果像報導指出的一样除了单纯的搶劫之外还带有種族歧视的動機，那么以後所有亞裔澳大利亞人晚上出门乘坐火車时也都需要小心谨慎些了。 無論乘客是不是澳大利亞居民，我们都该确保他们的乘車出行更加安全。因此，夜班列車的治安不能鬆懈。声称这只是一個孤立事件的做法严重轻视了的施暴者罪行的嚴重性，这就如同对受害人说：“伙计，你自认倒霉吧”。
直到包括警察局在内的各政府部门出面給予強有力的保證，并落实措施以阻止发生在列車上的兇殘暴行為止，在夜間搭乘火車出行对所有乘客来说都还是不尽安全并有可能遭遇危险。重振乘客信心必須作為公共交通整治的重中之重。維多利亞州政府已經額外新增了900名火车站军装保安员以改善乘火車出行旅客的安全，而新南威爾士州政府也應该考慮採取類似的行動。
新南威爾士州的中国学生在所有赴澳学习的中國留學生里占据了很大的比例，如不解決安全問題，澳大利亚將会面临与印度学生注册人数的大幅下降相类似的局面。 這次事件不僅会对我们的经济造成不利影響，也使得所有乘火車出行的旅客们不免为自身的安全健康担惊受怕。
同时，有关部门也应该积极筹办信息讲座，为留学生们传授乘坐公共交通工具时应具备的“街頭智慧”。
澳华社区议會则愿意協助新南威爾士州政府紓緩中國學生和家長们的擔憂，重拾公眾在乘火車出行时的信心。
潘瑞亮博士 主席，
澳華社區议會
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Chinese students lose confidence in night train safety 中國學生对乘坐夜班列車出行的安全失去信心
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Our Work is Not Done, Victorian Chinese Voice Needs to be Heard 澳华社区工作任重道远，我们需让更多人听到维州华人的声音
On Saturday 26 November 2011, the Chinese Community Council of Australia (Victoria Chapter) held its Annual General Meeting, hosted by one of its members 2Future Education in Box Hill.
Dr Stanley Chiang, President of the CCCAV, reported that 2010/11 was all about consolidation and contribution.
“CCCAV stepped up its engagement with Victoria’s Chinese community and the wider community through a wide range of activities ranging from media engagement, the hosting of workshops and forums, meeting government representatives and community day,” said Dr Stanley Chiang, President of the Chinese Community Council of Australia (Victoria Chapter)
CCCAV was honoured to welcome Dr Gao Jia from the University of Melbourne as the guest speaker. Dr Gao was greatly impressed with the aims and objectives of CCCAV and its work to being the peak body for Victoria’s Chinese community.
“It is important for the Chinese community in Victoria and Australia for that matter to unite and band together under one voice. The community needs to get our opinions out more often and focus our energies on gaining a better understanding on what the issues are”, said Dr Gao Jia.
Dr Gao presentation outlined the important topic of Australia’s growing bilateral relationship with China, which sparked up much debate and discussion amongst members.
“We have heard members speak out and sharing their concerns on the Gillard Government’s policy decision in the Australia/United States military and security alliance. Some of our members saw this as a containment policy against China. Members are keen to see a more balanced approach in Australia’s foreign policy, said Dr Chiang.
“Our work is not done, it is clear to us that the voice of Victoria’s growing Chinese community needs to be heard. Our priority for 2012 is to do just that”, concluded Dr Chiang.
澳华社区议会维州分部 (CCCAV) 于2011年11月26日 (周六) 在博士山 (Boxhill) 举行了2011年年度大会。大会由CCCAV成员之一的2Future未来教育中心(2Future Education)协办。约60位大会成员及社区代表参加了当天的会议。
CCCAV会长蒋天麟医生向与会成员汇报了2010至2011年以团结统一与奉献为主题的各项工作。
他说：“澳华社区议会维州分部通过传媒宣传、举办讲座、与各级政府官员会谈、举行社区日等活动，率先站起来广泛而紧密的联系维州华人社区。”
大会更荣幸地邀请到墨尔本大学高佳博士作为演讲嘉宾。高博士对CCCAV作为维州华人社区的高端组织、为华人做实事的宗旨和目标而深受感动。
高博士说：“在同一个声音下紧密的团结一致对维州华人、乃至整个澳洲的华人都是非常重要的。华人社区需要在关键问题上集中力量达成共识，并把华人的声音更频繁更广泛地传递出去”。
高博士的报告简述了澳洲与中国双边关系发展的重要问题，并在与会会员中产生了热烈反响。大家各抒己见、气氛活跃。
会长蒋天麟医生介绍：“在谈到吉拉德政府在军事和国家安全问题上与美国合作的决策时，我们的会员纷纷发表、并共同探讨了各自的观点。一些与会成员认为这是一项对中国的遏制政策。大家都很希望看到澳洲在外交政策上能采用更平衡的方式处理问题。”
蒋医生最后总结到：“我们的工作尚未完成，大家应该更清楚地看到维州的华人社区在日益发展壮大，华人的声音需要被更多人听到。这正是我们2012年工作的当务之急。” -
New Castle University Urged to Rethink Chinese Programs 纽卡索大学准备缩减中文课程
Dr Anthony Pun, National President of Chinese Community Council of Australia (CCCA) is urging Professor Caroline McMillen, the Vice-Chancellor of Newcastle University to rethink and reassess its decision to reduce its Chinese Programs from a major to a minor within its Bachelor of Arts degree.
“As Australia prepares itself to have a greater China focus for a rapidly changing regional and global economy, we should be working towards equipping our graduates and people with a high level of Asian language literacy, strong cross-cultural competence and targeting and welcoming foreign direct investment”, said Dr Anthony Pun, National President of CCCA.
“Australia shares a very close relationship with China but we have only skimmed the surface in terms of economic and social engagement. Rather than reducing the Chinese major, Newcastle University should be investing in more resources to strengthen and widen its programs to reach new students.
China is on track to becoming the world’s largest economy and Australia is well placed to meet its changing needs. Resources such as iron ore, coal, wool and gas continue to underpin Australia’s exports to China but as China moves into its next growth phase, its economic engagement with the rest of the world will change.
Australia needs to broaden its links with China beyond the resources sector and start identifying new opportunities for growth as China moves towards domestic consumption and services. The continued growth of China will bring about new needs and challenges and Australia’s world class service sector is well positioned to provide that opportunity.
“We need to have qualified people with sufficient knowledge to build on these opportunities. CCCA believes that reducing the Chinese programs will have significant and long term impacts on the training of specialised experts. We need to have adequate programs to offer pathways to postgraduate study and help build a valuable research base relating to Chinese studies.
“CCCA strongly supports Newcastle University’s Student Association’s position and invites Professor McMillen to reconsider its decision and reassess the issue and come up with the right program to provide the best experience for students”, concluded Dr Pun.
澳华社区议会(CCCA) 全国主席潘瑞亮博士日前敦促纽卡索大学校长卡罗琳.马特斯教授重新考虑及评估其减少该大学本科中的中文课程之决定。
“当前，澳大利亚正聚焦中国以适应迅速变化中的区域和全球经济，我们应该致力于培养具有高水平亚洲语言能力的大学毕业生，促进跨文化交流并欢迎国外直接投资”。潘博士表示：”澳大利亚同中国的关系非常密切，但我们与中国的经济和社会互动还远远不够。纽卡索大学校应该加强在中文课程上的投资，扩大招生而不是背道而驰，削减压缩其中文项目。”
中国有望成为世界上最大的经济体而澳大利亚也在继续加强其铁矿石、 煤炭、 羊毛和天然气等资源出口到中国的力度，以应付中国不断转变的需求。更为重要的是当中国进入其增长新阶段时，将会改变其与世界其他地区的经济交往。
澳大利亚不仅需要扩大与中国在资源方面的联系，同时，也应该在中国经济转向国内消费和服务时寻求新的商机。中国的持续的增长将会带来新的需求并面临新的挑战，而澳大利亚具有世界先进水平的服务性行业则完全有能力提供这种机会。
“我们需要拥有具备足够知识的合格人才来打造这些机会。而足够的培训项目和研究基地，将为学习和研究中国铺平道路。CCCA 认为减少中文课程的做法则对培养这种专门人才造成重大且长期的（负面）影响。”潘博士最后表示：“CCCA 强烈支持纽卡索大学学生会的立场，并希望马特斯教授重新考虑并评估其决定。” -
CCCAV Congradulates VMC New Commissioners 祝贺维州多元文化委员会新专员上任
On Thursday 25 August 2011, the Minister for Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship, the Hon Nick Kotsiras MP announced the appointment of new Commissioners to the Victorian Multicultural Commission (VMC).
Wesa Chau, 2010 Young Victorian of the Year and Deputy President and Spokesperson for the Chinese Community Council of Australia (Victoria Chapter) (CCCAV) would like to welcome and congratulate all the new Commissioners and wishes them well in their roles.
“The new Commissioners not only reflect a broad range of skills and experiences, but is also a strong reflection of the cultural diversity and makeup of our multicultural state”, said Wesa Chau, Deputy President and Spokesperson for the CCCAV.
“Culturally and linguistically diverse and refugee communities require more targeted initiatives to ensure ongoing issues such as health, education, housing, employment and settlement are addressed properly and appropriately. More work needs to be done to ensure cultural diversity and multiculturalism is moving forward in our society. CCCAV is confident that the new Commissioners will be able to take up these issues and work cooperatively with ethno-specific organisations and multicultural communities to address them.
CCCAV would also like to acknowledge the bipartisan support presented by both the Government and the Opposition on the Multicultural Victoria Act 2011, which will come into operation on 1 September 2011.
“On behalf of the CCCAV, I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge and thank the contribution and dedication shown by the previous Commissioners, including the CCCAV’s very own President Dr Stanley Chiang. Your work, passion and efforts in promoting cultural diversity and social inclusion in Victoria had made our state a more tolerant and vibrant place to work, study and live.
多元文化及公民事务部长Nick Korsiras议员宣布，新专员走马上任维州多元文化委员会（Victorian Multicultural Commission）。澳华社区议会维州分部（CCCAV）副会长, 2010年维州青年奖得主之一的邹慧心欢迎并祝贺所有新晋专员走马上任。
邹慧心表示，新晋专员们不仅拥有不同领域的经验技术，同时也折射出我们维州多元文化的构成。多元文化族群及难民社区需要政府提供针对性的服务错设，涉及健康，教育，住房，老年服务，就业等。政府需要做更多的工作以保障多元文化向前发展。澳华社区议会维州分会相信，新上任的多元文化委员会专员们会迎接这些挑战，并和各少数族群及社区合作解决这些问题。 -
Parliament House Visit for Chinese Community Leaders 华人社区领袖齐聚维州议会大厦
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More than 50 members from various Victorian Chinese community organisations attended an afternoon gathering at the Parliament House of Victoria on Thursday the 18th of August. This event, hosted by the Victorian Chapter of the Chinese Community Council of Australia (CCCA), was an information session for the upcoming 2012 CCCA National Conference.
During this occasion, attendees received speeches by several MPs, all of whom warmly encouraged bipartisan cooperation amongst Chinese community groups of Australia and expressed that it was good to see the unity displayed by the Chinese community. MPs who addressed the event included the Minister for Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship Hon. Nicholas Kotsiras, the Leader of the Opposition Hon. Daniel Andrews, the President of the Legislative Council Hon. Bruce Atkinson, Hon Tim Holding MP, Mr Robin Scott MP and the Chairperson of the Advisory Committee of CCCA (Victorian Chapter), Mr Hong Lim MP.
Dr. Stanley Chiang, President of CCCA (Victorian Chapter) said that there is a clearly bipartisanship from politicians of both the Coalition and Labor parties in supporting multiculturalism, and this gathering is a small but significant step for CCCA (Victorian Chapter) towards achieving its goal of creating a united voice for the Chinese Australians (CA). CCCA is not about party politics; it is about the entire Chinese Community and standing up for all of our rights.
上周四八月十八号，五十多位维州华人社区领袖齐聚维州议会大厦，出席了由澳华社区议会维州分会（CCCAV）组织的下午茶聚会，这次聚会旨在介绍即将于2012年举办的澳华社区议会（CCCA）全国大会。
介绍会上，多位来自维州议会的部长，议员先后发言，充分肯定及鼓励澳华社区议会没有党派倾向性，及团结两党的原则， 并表示很高兴看到澳洲华人社区展示出来的凝聚力。来自维州两党的代表有：多元文化事务部长Nick Kotsiras， 维州反对党领袖Daniel Andrews， 维州议会上议院议长Bruce Atkinson, 影子财长Tim Holding, 影子金融部长Robin Scott， 以及澳华社区议会维州分部的顾问团主席-林美丰州议员。特别值得一提的是前联邦参议员陈之彬的发言，他表示欣喜看到澳华社区议会维州分部的努力，华人社区应该团结一致，向政府争取更多权益。
澳华社区议会维州分部会长蒋天麟医生说，很明显，自由联合党及工党都显示出了对多元文化的支持。这次聚会形式不大，但是对澳华社区议会维州分部来说是重要一步，其宗旨是为澳洲华人形成一种凝聚的声音。澳华社区议会和党派政治无关；澳华社区议会唯一关切的是全体澳洲华人，以及争取我们应得的权益。
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CCCA National Conference: Finding the Chinese Australian Voice 澳华社区议会大会-探寻澳洲华人的声音
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Finding the Chinese Australian Voice
How will Chinese Australians have a voice in redesignating the “Lambing Flat Riots” in our National History Curriculum?
For the Chinese in 1861, it was expulsion through brutal persecution, by a lawless white mob, heralded by guns on horseback.
‘Have we inadvertently short-changed generations of school children on our human tendency to mistreat those for whom we have a dislike, for one reason or another?’, asked Dr Anthony Pun, National President of the Chinese Community Council of Australia.
‘Lambing Flat is one issue that will be raised, discussed and debated at our national conference in Sydney on the 9 &10 April weekend.
‘The Chinese Australian voice is often absent when it should have been audible. This is the catalyst for our conference, Finding the Chinese Australian Voice, the first of its kind.’
During the White Australia era, many well-meaning White Australians tried to rehabilitate the deplorable image of John Chinaman that was created to justify his exclusion from the “New Britannia” before Federation. In due course John Chinaman became the “better Chinaman” with “white hearts” in Australian fiction of that era – hardworking, honest, reliable, and above all loyal to his white employers. But he had no voice of his own. His patrons grafted on to him a voice that was comfortable to the ears of White Australia.
Now, despite 30 years of multiculturalism, it would appear that some cultural gatekeepers of our society are still imbued with a version of that attitude. They decide when Chinese Australian voices are accepted into their realm, and some continue to speak on behalf of us, as though we are adolescents, yet to earn their trust in terms of our maturity to judge what is good for us and good for all those who come after us.
Fortunately, some voices have broken through. Dr John Yu, spoke up in the media against the Federal Government’s policy to incarcerate children in asylum detention centres, just a few years after he was cited as
Australian of the Year in recognition of his pioneering efforts in marrying colour and art to paediatric medicine in the building of a new children’s hospital. Hong Lim, an MP in the Victorian Parliament, spoke up in public against his own Party’s policy on boat people.
These are voices from the liberated Chinese Australian, a voice that pays no heed to the cultural gatekeepers of our society, one that is passionate about the soul and character of the homeland of all future generations. In time such voices will usher in John Citizen, and say goodbye to John Chinaman.
本报悉尼讯4 月9、10 日两天，来自澳洲各个州，以及新西兰的华人代表们齐聚悉尼，出席了澳华社区议会（Chinese Community Council of Australia）举办的年度大会。主题是: 寻找能够代表澳洲华人的，统一而团结的声音。
澳洲内阁唯一的华裔、澳洲金融部长黄英贤(Penny Wong)百忙之中专程从南澳飞来为大会开幕。在澳华社区议会会长潘瑞亮博士(Dr Tony Pun) 和大会召集者Chek Ling 的主持下，来自维州、新州、昆州等地区的澳洲华人代表包括澳华社区议会维州分部会长蒋天麟医生，澳华社区议会维州分部顾问团主席林美丰议员等；来自新西兰的屋仑华侨会所副会长吕显华，来自美国加州洛杉矶大学亚裔美国研究学院的资深院长Don Nakanishi 教授等嘉宾不辞辛苦，远道而来出席大会，并积极献策献计。
作为旨在能够代表澳洲华人、为华人利益说话、没有任何政党及政治倾向的高端组织，澳华社区议会希冀利用这次难得的时机，深入探讨澳洲华人所面对的各种问题，团结起来，在需要的时候，能够有效发出代表澳洲华人的最强音。
经过两天的探讨，大会通过了一系列决议。包括起草文件，要求澳洲政府对华人曾经遭受的待遇正式道歉。19 世纪50 年代，华人远渡重洋来澳洲淘金。甘愿去已经被白人开垦过的金矿，分工合作的华人比先来一步的欧洲人掘得更深，结果往往在已经被认定无金可寻的金矿上又发现了金子，引得很多欧洲移民者眼红。短短几年，华人大增，几乎占据维州总人口百分之十，造成了当权者和欧洲移民的不安。经时任维州财长推行，维州议会为限制华人移民而设立了税金，这充满种族歧视意味的政策，后来成为澳洲历史上“白澳”政策的前身。为了躲避税金，华人必须长途跋涉500 公里，沿途承受大量无法想象的痛苦。淘金热时代，华人因为遭到欧洲移民的嫉恨，曾引发驱赶华人的大规模暴乱，史称“Lambing Flat ”暴乱，导致大量华人死伤。
因为华人的类似遭遇，2007年时任新西兰总理代表国家正式向新西兰华人社区道歉。澳洲政府却至今还没有向华人道歉。澳华社区认为，来自政府的道歉，能够彰显这个国家和社会对华族先辈和后人真正意义上的接受和重视。
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Coalition Government Needs to Take Cultural Diversity Forward 自由党联合政府需要推动多元文化前进
Wei Shen, Secretary and Spokesperson for the Chinese Community Council of Australia (Victoria Chapter) (CCCAV) urged the Coalition Government to propose and put forward a long term strategic plan rather than putting more red tape within the bureaucracy.
“What the new government should be thinking about is to effectively respond to ongoing issues and develop significant policies and programs to support culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities. Evidence and research has demonstrated that CALD communities, especially those coming from refugee backgrounds need continued support in the areas such as health, education, aged care and employment”, said Wei Shen, Secretary and Spokesperson for the CCCAV.
“The Coalition Government should not get caught up in trying to politicise the issue and need to put a stop to the blame game immediately. More work needs to be done to ensure cultural diversity and multiculturalism is moving forward in our society.
“CCCAV is greatly concerned with the proposed changes made to the Victorian Multicultural Commission (VMC) and would like to recommend the Victorian Coalition Government to place further emphasis on issues rather than creating more advisory committees.
CCCAV is recommending for the Victorian Coalition Government to strengthen its relationship and engagement with Victoria’s multicultural organisations in order to familiarise itself with the range of existing issues affecting their well-being.
“As a peak body for the Victorian Chinese community, we would very much like to see organisations such as ours and the overall multicultural and ethno-specific sector in Victoria consulted and engaged regularly. CCCAV would like to see the new Victorian Government get on the front foot and provide the sector with the opportunity to discuss and present their issues as soon as possible because in our view is the major priority at the current stage”, concluded Mr Shen.
澳华社区议会维州分会(CCCAV)秘书长兼发言人沈唯劼督促联合政府出台一个长远计划，而不要拘泥于官僚体系中的繁文缛节。
CCCAV秘书长兼发言人沈唯劼说，“目前新政府应该考虑的是，有效应对长期以来的问题，并规划出有分量的政策和计划，以支持文化及语言多元（CALD）社区。有资料和研究显示，文化及语言多元社区，尤其有难民背景的社区在健康、教育，养老和就业等方面需要得到持续不断的支持。
“联合政府不应纠缠于将该问题政治化，应该立即停止推卸责任。在保证我们的社会多元文化迈步向前方面，还有很多工作要做。”
“CCCAV对维州多元文化委员会（VMC）即将面临的变化非常关注，并建议维州联合政府将重心放在解决各种问题上，而不是成立更多的顾问委员会。”
CCCAV正在向维州联合政府建议，巩固与维州各多元文化机构的关系和交流，这样政府便能更了解当前一系列影响多元文化机构福利的问题。
沈秘书长说，“作为代表维州华人社区的高端组织，我们非常希望看到政府多向类似我们一样的组织以及维州其他多元社区征求意见。CCCAV 希望看到新的维州政府带头，尽快给维州少数族群提供机会讨论他们面临的各种问题，我们认为，这是当务之急。” -
CCCAVic Annual General Meeting 2010 澳華社區議會維多利亞州分部年度大會
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CCCAVic Meets with Police About the Death of a Chinese Man Under Police Custody . 澳華社區議會維州分部與維州警局會面了解華人死亡事件調查進展
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澳華社區議會維州分部（CCCAV）於八月十日（上週二）在維州警局總部（Victoria Police Headquarters）與警局代表會談，了解華人在警局死亡一案的進展。
維州警局總部的阿什利•迪肯森（Ashley Dickenson）指揮官（Commander）及警局的多元文化小組分負責人瑪麗•皮爾(Marie Piu) 女士會見了澳華社區議會維州分部蔣天麟會長一行。
五月十二日週四，一名因醉酒而被單迪農（Dandenong）警方拘留的華裔男子，由於身體疼痛難忍向警方求助。警方長時間無視請求，最終導致他第二天在醫院死亡。
事件於五月二十四日見報後，澳華社區議會維州分部表示密切關注。維州分部會長蔣天麟醫生表示, 警方這種行為是絕對不能容忍的。澳華社區議會維州分部顧問委員會主席，維州議會議員林美豐於五月二十五日維州議會的議員發言時間，強烈譴責警方無視生命的行為，並督促進行嚴肅徹底的調查，還死者妻女真相和正義。澳華社區議會維州分部一直嘗試與警方會面和對話，了解更多進展。
八月十日的警局總部會談持續了一個多小時，澳華社區議會維州分部表示，作為維護澳洲華人利益的社區組織，澳華社區議會維州分部理應得到一個開誠佈公的答复。
警方表示，目前案件由命案調查組蒐集各方證據及口供，然後提交驗屍官。警方願意隨時將調查進展照會澳華社區議會維州分部。因拘留而在警局死亡的同類事件，以往就有兩三例；而根據警方估計，此案件最終調查結果出來可能需要幾個月到半年時間。
在蔣會長詢問下，警方表示，如果死者家屬同意，可以將聯絡信息告知澳華社區議會維州分部，分部可代表華人社區向死者家屬提供慰問或協助。
分部也向警方諮詢，由於語言和文化的差異，相比澳洲其他社區例如猶太社區， 在澳華人與警方之間的溝通與合作相對薄弱，警方有沒有措施來增進彼此溝通？警方表示，目前正在各大校園做吸納警員的宣傳活動，非常願意更多華人青年加入警隊，增加華人在警隊的比重；同時，警方也希望通過信息介紹會等方式增進與華人社區的溝通。
澳華社區議會維州分部曾於今年六月九日在維州議會大廈召開的每月常務會議上，為揭露警方玩忽職守而導致華人男子死亡事件的華語口譯員JJ (化名) 頒發了“澳華社區議會維州分部感謝證書”，對其勇於揭露真相的行為表示嘉獎和鼓勵。
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Meeting with Victorian police about the death of a Chinese man in custody, 3 August 2010.
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These are Your Rights! 工伤保险离我们的生活有多远
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工伤保险， 对很多华人移民来说可能是个比较陌生的名词，或者说我们总认为这是一个离我们生活很远的东西， 其实不然。 近年来，越来越多的华人移民来到澳洲开始新的工作开创新的生活。我们也越来越多的看到好多同胞中发生的跟工作有关的意外事故，但是却由于不太理解工伤保险的相关程序而没有得到相应的赔偿和保障，让人备感痛心。哪些情况可以定义为工伤，哪些人可以提请工伤赔偿，怎样提出工伤赔偿申请，申请人可以获得哪些应得的赔偿和保障， 如何得到工资补偿和医疗费用的报销？为了解决以上疑问，维州澳华社区议会维州分部特别邀请到了工伤保险部部长Tim Holding先生和来自Maurice & Blackburn Solicitors律师事务所的Liberty Sanger律师为您带来一场精彩的信息介绍会。
The Chinese Community Council of Australia (Victoria Chapter) is pleased to host this free one off seminar to discuss worksafe and employee rights for Victoria’s Chinese community.
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