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Federation of Equatoria Community Association in Australia

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24.01.2022 Tune in to Fecaa Radio this weekend to hear our interview with Susan Yengi, a proud African-Australian who will be running for the council of Maribyrnong in the upcoming elections in Victoria. Susan was born in South-Sudan and fled to Australia as a refugee in 1994. She hopes to bring a community-centred approach to council decision making, and ensure underrepresented communities are given a voice. You can listen at 6.30pm AEDT on Saturday and Sunday on the FECAA Radio App or online at http://www.radio-australia.org/fecaa-radio. #FECAARadio

20.01.2022 Guess who has a new profile picture? We’re super pleased to launch our new FECAA logo today which is part of a rebrand project our team have been working on. It’s a modern take on our organisation and while still representing elements that are meaningful to us, it takes us forward into the future. We hope you like it as much as we do! We’ll also be updating our FECAA Radio logo and launching a new website in the coming months so stay tuned

14.01.2022 Federal Budget summary. What you need to know. The announcements in this update are proposals unless stated otherwise. These proposals need to successfully pass through Parliament before becoming law and may be subject to change during this process.... The Budget is forecast to result in a record deficit peaking at $966 billion (44% of GDP) in 2024. HOWEVER, thanks to record low interest rates, this comes with only a minimal increase in interest payments. Jobs are the Government’s primary focus creating jobs and keeping jobs, with the introduction of the JobMaker plan (including a $100-$200 per week hiring credit for eligible employees/employers and reimbursement of up to 50% of an apprentice’s training) and the JobTrainer fund. Tax cuts will play a major role and, unlike other economic downturns, there will be no deficits tax on high income earners. Stage 2 personal income tax cuts are to be brought forward 2 years, backdated to 1 July 2020, with tax savings for around 7 million Australians of $2,000 or more. Business Owners will be able to carry back tax losses from the 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22 financial years to offset previously taxed profits in the 2018/19 or later financial years. This, coupled with the Instant Asset Write-off provisions and expanded access to tax concessions for small business, is calculated to generate spending and create jobs. Aged care gets a boost with 23,000 additional home care packages. Great news for the 100,000 Australians on the waiting list for these packages. Superannuation measures called ‘Your Future, Your Super’ include a stronger focus on reducing fees and costs by increasing transparency and reducing the incidence of individuals with multiple super funds. Social security aged pensioners, veterans and eligible concession card holders will get $250 this year and another $250 early in 2021. However, there is no mention of extending JobSeeker.

03.01.2022 This Saturday on Fecaa Radio, we chat to some of our WA members about their upcoming Equatorian recipe book and the Sawing Project - two initiatives that have been set up to help promote the Equatorian culture and enable greater engagement with the Australian community. Listen in on Saturday at 5pm AEDT (2pm WST) on the FECAA Radio App or online at http://www.radio-australia.org/fecaa-radio. #FECAARadio