Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD)
Alternative labels
Culturally and linguistically diverse
Non-English speaking background
NESB
Report
The RISE project: an insights report
This report presents initial insights from the RISE project which aimed to break down systemic barriers and provide direct pathways for culturally and racially marginalised women to reach senior leadership positions within Australian organisations. It captures what has been implemented, what has been learned and what is beginning to shift for those who participated.
Survey Report
Exploring the media consumption and content preferences of diverse Australian audiences
This report provides a snapshot of the screen media consumption practices, content preferences and diversity-related audience perceptions of Australian adults, with a particular focus on Asian Australian and CALD viewers. It addresses a key evidence gap: while screen industry debates have increasingly focused on diversity, equity and inclusion, there remains limited updated audience data on...
Policy report
Racism in schools policy paper
Racism in Australian school settings continues to be a prevalent issue for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and students from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds. From a literature review conducted into the prevalence and impacts of racism, the case is outlined for a National Anti-Racism Framework to be embedded in Australian schools.
Briefing paper
Safe and supported: addressing domestic, family and sexual violence in multicultural communities in Australia
Australia is now more diverse – ethnically, linguistically, culturally – than ever; yet concrete data on the extent of domestic, family and sexual violence among these communities is lacking. This policy brief analyses the key issues in addressing domestic, family and sexual violence in multicultural communities in Australia and puts forward recommendations.
Report
The state of multicultural mental health in Australia
This report examines the extent to which mental health policy intent, legal obligations and fundamental principles are being realised in practice. It identifies examples of emerging good practice with the potential to be adopted at scale and contribute to the realisation of policy objectives. It finds overseas-born Australians more likely to delay mental health support.