Coronavirus

اطلاع رسانى

هموطنان عزيز

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فارسى

https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/news-subsite/files/coronavirus-article-farsi.pdf

انگليسى

https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/news-media/current-alerts/novel-coronavirus

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https://covid19inlanguage.homeaffairs.gov.au/health

Government’s economic response to COVID-19

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Digital and telephone supports for mental health during COVID-19

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Update for Communities

Dear Community Representative,

Thank you for your ongoing support to your community members, particularly during the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

We hope you find this information useful.

Free Interpreting Service for COVID-19 vaccinations

To support the Australian Government’s objective to encourage non-English speakers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, the Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS) has:

Department of Health: COVID-19 Vaccines Update

MyAus App: Now in Dari, Hazaragi and Urdu

Migration Council Australia has updated its MyAus App to include Dari, Hazaragi and Urdu translations. Work is currently underway to translate the app into Pashto. The app is also available in Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, Turkish and English.

The App includes 500 articles and 40 short videos with information to assist newly arrived migrants to settle in Australia. The app can be downloaded from the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store.

Fair Work Ombudsman: Australia’s workplace laws

The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) provides information and advice to help employers and employees understand Australia’s workplace laws.

The FWO’s Pacific Labour Scheme playlist on YouTube contains five short videos about working in Australia.

The FWO has also published translated and sub-titled videos about the National Employment Standards which were introduced earlier this year. They are available in Vietnamese, Mandarin, Korean, Cantonese and Arabic and are designed to assist multicultural communities understand the National Employment Standards.

Services Australia: Translated information on social work services

Services Australia has published written and audio information about its social work services. If customers are going through a difficult time, their social workers can help. Written information is available in 15 languages including Arabic, Turkish and Macedonian.

Podcasts are also available in 10 languages including Spanish, Vietnamese and Greek.

Contact Us

Your feedback is vital to the Department and informs policy, decision making and government messaging. We welcome engagement and encourage you to contact us by email with questions or feedback about community concerns, government messaging, community misconceptions or racism and discrimination.

Feel free to share this email with others, but in the interests of ensuring the information remains accurate, please do not make any alterations to the content.

Yours sincerely,

Community Engagement Team Victoria / Tasmania

Department of Home Affairs

Email: vic.community.engagement@homeaffairs.gov.au and tas.community.engagement@homeaffairs.gov.au

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Update for Communities

Dear Community Representative,

Thank you for your ongoing support to your community members, particularly during the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

We hope you find this information useful.

Australian Values website and social media channels

On 25 January 2021, the Department of Home Affairs established a website and four social media channels celebrating Australian Values:

The website and social media channels will help to promote Australian values and our inclusive national identity.

The website hosts information in English and in the top three languages other than English spoken in Australia – Chinese, Arabic, and Vietnamese.

We welcome your feedback on this new website and social media channels.

National Foundation for Australia-China Relations Grants

The National Foundation for Australia-China Relations’ current grant round has been extended until 12 March 2021.

For more information, including grant guidelines, please see: Current Grant Opportunity View – GO4609: GrantConnect (grants.gov.au).

Contact us

Your feedback is vital to the Department and informs policy, decision making and government messaging. We welcome engagement and encourage you to contact us by email with questions or feedback about community concerns, government messaging, community misconceptions or racism and discrimination.

Feel free to share this email with others, but in the interests of ensuring the information remains accurate, please do not make any alterations to the content.

Yours sincerely,

Community Engagement Team Victoria / Tasmania

Department of Home Affairs

Email: vic.community.engagement@homeaffairs.gov.au and tas.community.engagement@homeaffairs.gov.au

Update for Communities

Dear Community Representative,

Thank you for your ongoing support to your community members, particularly during the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

We hope the following information is useful.

COVID-19: Staying safe when gathering with family and friends

The Department of Health has produced translated audio recordings about staying safe during social gatherings.  The recordings are available in Dari, Greek, Italian, English, Korean, Lao, Punjabi, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese and Vietnamese.

The recordings and transcripts are available at this website.

Tax time resources

SCAMwatch and the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) are urging consumers and small businesses to be aware of scam calls or emails around tax time. A fact sheet titled ‘Beware of tax time scams’, is available from the ATO publications website in ArabicSimplified ChineseTraditional ChineseDariEnglishFarsiKhmerKoreanNepaliSpanishThaiVietnamese.

Tax time guides and a checklist in up to 19 languages is available at ato.gov.au/TaxTimeResources.

JobKeeper extension

New in-language resources, including videos, are available in 16 languages:

ato.gov.au/JobKeeperTranslations

The new videos cover the JobKeeper payment, the JobKeeper extension and JobKeeper for sole traders.

Australia Day Grant Program Briefing – 2 November

The National Australia Day Council will host a briefing session for not-for-profit and local government organisations who are interested in applying for an Australia Day grant. The session will be held on 2 November at 2.00-2.45pm via Microsoft Teams, and you are welcome to join via the following link:

Microsoft Teams meeting

Join on your computer or mobile app

Click here to join the meeting

Or call in (audio only)

+61 2 7208 4605,,143138767# Australia, Sydney

Phone Conference ID: 143 138 767#

Contact us

Your feedback is vital to the Department and informs policy, decision making and government messaging. We welcome engagement and encourage you to contact us by email with questions or feedback about community concerns, government messaging, community misconceptions or racism and discrimination.

Feel free to share this email with others, but in the interests of ensuring the information remains accurate, please do not make any alterations to the content.

Take care,

Community Engagement Team Victoria / Tasmania

Department of Home Affairs

Email: vic.community.engagement@homeaffairs.gov.au and tas.community.engagement@homeaffairs.gov.au

Update for Communities

Dear Community Representative,

Thank you for your ongoing support to your community members, particularly during the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

We hope the following information is useful.

COVID-19 visa concessions

From 19 September 2020, a number of concessions will be available for certain visa holders impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The COVID-19 concession period commences from 1 February 2020 and is an interim arrangement. More information about COVID-19 concessions is available on the Home Affairs website.

COVID-19 and the border


For information about Australia’s immigration and border arrangements during the COVID-19 pandemic, see COVID-19 and the border. This website is updated regularly and contains information about leaving, staying in, coming to and transiting Australia as well as other important topics.

Parts of this website can be translated into 60 languages.

Mental Health Support during COVID-19

The Department of Health has published a list of Digital and telephone supports for mental health during COVID-19. The English version is attached. Translations will be published online shortly. In the meantime, contact us for translations of this document in one of the 60 most spoken languages.

Grant and funding information

Did you know that you can subscribe to receive emails about new and upcoming grants and funding opportunities from the federal government?

You can subscribe at the bottom of the Community Grants Hub homepage or by creating an account with Grant Connect.

Contact us

Your feedback is vital to the Department and informs policy, decision making and government messaging. We welcome engagement and encourage you to contact us by email with questions or feedback about community concerns, government messaging, community misconceptions or racism and discrimination.

Feel free to share this email with others, but in the interests of ensuring the information remains accurate, please do not make any alterations to the content.

Take care,

Community Engagement Team Victoria / Tasmania

Department of Home Affairs

Email: vic.community.engagement@homeaffairs.gov.au and tas.community.engagement@homeaffairs.gov.au

Update for Communities

Dear Community Representative,

Thank you for your ongoing support to your community members, particularly during the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. We hope the following information is useful.

COVID-19 visa concessions

From 19 September 2020, a number of concessions will be available for certain visa holders impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The COVID-19 concession period commences from 1 February 2020 and is an interim arrangement. More information about COVID-19 concessions is available on the Home Affairs website.

COVID-19 and the border

For information about Australia’s immigration and border arrangements during the COVID-19 pandemic, see COVID-19 and the border. This website is updated regularly and contains information about leaving, staying in, coming to and transiting Australia as well as other important topics. Parts of this website can be translated into 60 languages.

Mental Health Support during COVID-19

The Department of Health has published a list of Digital and telephone supports for mental health during COVID-19. The English version is attached. Translations will be published online shortly. In the meantime, contact us for translations of this document in one of the 60 most spoken languages.

Grant and funding information

Did you know that you can subscribe to receive emails about new and upcoming grants and funding opportunities from the federal government? You can subscribe at the bottom of the Community Grants Hub homepage or by creating an account with Grant Connect.

Contact us

Your feedback is vital to the Department and informs policy, decision making and government messaging. We welcome engagement and encourage you to contact us by email with questions or feedback about community concerns, government messaging, community misconceptions or racism and discrimination. Feel free to share this email with others, but in the interests of ensuring the information remains accurate, please do not make any alterations to the content.

Take care,

Community Engagement Team Victoria / Tasmania

Department of Home Affairs

Email: vic.community.engagement@homeaffairs.gov.au and tas.community.engagement@homeaffairs.gov.au

Follow the Department of Home Affairs on Facebook or LinkedIn. For the latest COVID-19 information visit www.australia.gov.au or message the Australian Government on WhatsApp.