The opposition is calling on the government to spend $500,000 on coronavirus communications targeting multicultural communities.
The federal Labor party is calling on the government to establish a $500,000 fund saying that it is needed to ensure no one is left behind during the coronavirus pandemic.
Under the opposition’s plan, up to $5000 would be made available to eligible providers and community leaders to break communication barriers, provide translations and build resilience and improved engagement with emerging CALD communities. The call comes amidst ongoing concerns about the spread of coronavirus in Victoria where cases have spiked in hotspot suburbs.
Mr Hunt said the government has consistently been in “direct community engagement” with migrant communities and had translated fact sheets and broadcasts into many languages other than English.“Since the outset, we have set out to work with communities of different languages, or communities of diverse language and ethnic origin.”
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