Since its establishment in 1992, the Australian Arabic Council has campaigned against racism, promoted tolerance and raised awareness of human rights through education. The Council constantly campaigns for more accurate media representation of Arabic issues and promotes the contribution of Arab civilisation to history and to Australian society.
The judges said the Council had a large and dedicated band of volunteers whose work often went unrecognised. They were impressed by the Council's concrete, practical initiatives on racial vilification and cultural diversity and commended them for providing leadership against racial intolerance.
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