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Multicultural news website launched in Melbourne The website - stage one of New Australia Media (NAM) - linked young refugee and migrant people with journalist mentors in what is thought to be a first for both journalism and multiculturalism in Australia.
The items featured on the NAM website range from sport, flirting, tussles with parents to stories on the pressure from Centrelink to get a job rather than an education, changing your name to land a job interview, and what it means to be an Australian.
 Mentor Nick McKenzie from the Age who helped Ayan Shirwa write her story 'Whispers'“I am Sudanese in origin, an Ethiopian by birth, a Kenyan by naturalisation and I am becoming Australian. On top and above of all these identities, I am simply like any other young person trying to establish my own understanding of the meaning of life and my surroundings,” says Melbourne-based Nyadol Nyuan.
Reporter Caz Garvey said of her work with a young Liberian man: “I’ve never ‘mentored’ before and I think I learnt more than Sean from the experience. It was great to meet Sean and discover a little about how new Australians adjust to their lives in Melbourne. Such a daunting experience and very inspiring to see how well he handles it.”
 According to the founder and director of New Australia Media, Agnes Cusack: “This project has proved that, contrary to popular belief, many journalists do indeed have big hearts and a commitment to fairness. It was not an easy assignment, working with young disadvantaged people, helping them to find their voice.”Stage two of New Australian Media is a Multicultural Media Association - an umbrella group for in-language publications - with an award night to highlight the contribution these publications make to our way of life. The Association will also run media conferences, seminars, journalism training courses and handling-the-media workshops.
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Melbourne -A groundbreaking online news service featuring stories from young multicultural Australia 
The website is hosted by the State Library of Victoria. Its CEO and State Librarian, Anne Marie Schwirlich, welcomed the parternership. NAM-Oz is also supported by a wide range of community, business and government organisations, including the Centre for Multicultural Youth, the Melbourne Press Club, Donkey Wheel and the Victorian Multicultural Commission.