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Blacktown City Council elects Filo-Aussie as Deputy Mayor
The Filipino-Australian and wider community have a great reason to feel happy and celebrate! A kababayan, Councillor Carol Israel has been elected as the new Deputy Mayor of Blacktown City. Council. Cr Israel is a Woodcroft resident and Ward 3 representative. She was first electe
Fil-Aus Priest Shares Conclave Experience
The Australian Filipina is glad to bring to our readers a sharing by a Filipino-Australian priest who was in Rome during the Conclave and participated in the Inaugural Mass of the new Pope. This is none other than Fr. Ed Orilla, Parish Priest of St Patrick's, Kogarah, NSW.
A Memorable Tribute to Fathers and Mothers 2024
The Filipino-Australian community celebrates exemplary fathers and mothers who have great sacrifices and contributions for their families and the community at large. On August 25, the Tribute to Fathers and Mothers 2024 was undertaken by the National Alliance of Respectable and R
Mark Bravo launches first solo art exhibit
On a Friday night, an anxious but ecstatic Filipino-Australian artist Mark Bravo opened his first art exhibit, ‘Sounds Familiar’.
Marcus Rivera Set to Make Waves at Riverside
Philippine-Australian opera singer and musical theatre performer Marcus Rivera is gearing up to mesmerise audiences with his captivating performances at Riverside this month.
APCO aims for membership growth in 2023
The community organisation aims to grow its member base in 2023.
David Joshua Delos Reyes: Rising Star in Community
One of the well-known idioms of our Philippine National Hero, Dr Jose Rizal enunciated is that the youth is the hope of our motherland. In addition to our local young people, the youth doing us proud are the Filipino International Students, not only through their academic achieve
FOCUS: Dion Candelaria: passionate educator, nurse, researcher
The Australian Filipina is proud to feature another frontliner who comes from FiND (Filipino Nursing Diaspora Network), which has been doing great work in providing valuable information, support and empowerment of Filipino nurses around the globe. It is our pride to put the spotl
Focus: Tenber Grota, from a struggling Filipino international student to a highly successful career
Tenber Grota is one of the success stories of our kababayans in the emerging powerful group of nurses around the globe. He is one of the active members of FiND (Filipinos in Nursing Diaspora) paving the way for Filipino nurses to achieve their potential in the profession they are
Featured Reader: Ryan Sta. Maria talks about success amidst the pandemic
Read about the inspiring story of a stranded international student who turned his life around by creating his own version of a Pinoy favourite - Gourmet Tuyo.
Philippine Ambassador to Australia lauds bayanihan spirit in 2020 Christmas message
H.E. Ambassador Ma. Hellen B. de la Vega praised the Filipino-Australian community for its resilience and compassion at a time of unprecedented challenges.
An Open Letter from a Frontliner
Facing the threats of the current pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus is a scary and nerve-wracking feat that our frontliners from the medical community has to face daily. Here's an open letter coming from one of our community's well-loved personalities.
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