REFUGEE WEEK - INFORMATION FOR THE MEDIA
Refugee Week Ambassadors
Refugee Week Ambassadors are the key spokespeople for Refugee Week. This year we have an impressive line-up of Refugee Week Ambassadors, some of whom are available for media comment or public appearances. Our 2010 Refugee Week Ambassadors are:
- Dennis Altman, writer, academic and son of Jewish refugees
- Aduc Barec, former refugee from Sudan
- Binneh Conteh, former refugee from Sierra Leone
- Tim Costello, CEO of World Vision Australia
- Eva Cox, writer, academic, prominent feminist and former refugee from Austria
- Nicholas Cowdery, NSW Director of Public Prosecutions;
- Mary Crock, Law Professor at Sydney University and author of Seeking Asylum Alone, a study of unaccompanied asylum seeking children
- John Dowd, former NSW Attorney-General
- Kate Durham, artist and founder of Spare Rooms for Refugees;
- Malcolm Fraser, former Prime Minister of Australia
- Alice Garner, actor and co-founder of Actors for Refugees
- Michael Gawenda, former editor of The Age and former refugee from Poland
- Dr Karl Kruszelnicki, scientist and son of Polish refugees
- Tony Le-Nguyen, actor, writer, director, producer and former refugee from Vietnam
- John Marsden, author
- John Menadue; former public servant, former CEO of Qantas and former Director of Telstra
- Henri Szeps, actor and former refugee from Poland; and
- Dinh Tran, former refugee from Vietnam.
If you would like to arrange an interview with a Refugee Week Ambassador, please contact us on (02) 9211 9333 or media@refugeecouncil.org.au Profiles of our Refugee Week Ambassadors are available here.
Media Resource Kit
The Media Resource Kit, which has been broken up into several chapters, has been designed to help media personnel prepare for Refugee Week. A brief explanation of each section and a direct link to download it is provided.
Download the Full Media Resource Kit (1.2MB)
1. Background information on refugees: a brief introduction to refugees and refugee issues including definitions, basic facts and figures and a rundown of Australia's refugee program.
2. What is Refugee Week?: background information about the event.
3. Myths and facts about refugees and asylum seekers: this chapter highlights some of the common myths about refugees and asylum seekers and aims to correct the record for people seeking accurate information about issues relating to refugees and asylum seekers.
4. Key contacts: a list of local media contacts for Refugee Week in each state and territory.
Media Releases
Recent Refugee Council media releases and statements can be downloaded from our Media Releases page.
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