Community News | Melbourne
A Celebration of Diversity a Minister Scott Morrison Atte Annual Ethnic Business A
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ore than 200 people from many diverse backgrounds, headed by the Prime Minister the Honourable Scott Morrison, along with a number of distinguished guests and dignitaries gathered on Friday 11th of February at the Four Seasons. Hotel in Sydney to celebrate the 32nd anniversary of the Ethnic Business Awards. The Honourable Anthony Albanese MP, Leader of the opposition was also in attendance. Prime Minister Scott Morrison spoke on the importance of recognising both migrant and Indigenous success stories, saying: “The migrant story of Australia is extraordinary. But what I love about these Download Our App
awards is they don’t just connect the migrant story of Australia, but they connect the Indigenous story of Australia as well. And these are the things that we celebrate together as one country with cultures that go back over 60,000 years”. The night was a celebration of Success Against the Odds and featured stories from twelve finalists across three categories. Namely the Indigenous In Business Category, Small Business Category and the Henry Ngai Medium to Large Business Category. The Henry Ngai Medium to Large Business Category was presented by Leader of the Opposition, The HonourMARCH I 2022
able Anthony Albanese. Mr Albanese stated “our greatest strength as a nation is when we come together. Our greatest strength is our people. Whilst we have great natural assets, it’s the people who either have inhabited this land as part of the oldest continuous civilisation on the planet or those people who have either come here themselves as migrants or are the descendants.” The winner in this category was Josef Chromy of the JAC Group in Tasmania. The Small Business Category was presented by The Honourable Alex Hawke, Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, www.DesiAustralia.com
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