The Dalai Lama releases new book on his reincarnation

7 March 2025 – SYDNEY: On Monday 10 March, Tibetans across Australia will gather in major cities to commemorate the 66th anniversary of Tibetan National Uprising Day, marking a pivotal moment in their struggle against Chinese Communist Party (CCP) occupation. On 10 March 1959, Tibetans in Lhasa rose up against the invading Chinese People’s Liberation […]

Why Did They Shoot? Imran Khan’s ‘Final Call’

In 2024, demands for democracy and human rights characterised elections worldwide, but many voters within the Commonwealth faced more dangerous political environments where peaceful resistance was met with brute force. Of the two billion people who set out to vote across 60 countries last year, 33 percent were from the Commonwealth, a 56-member union of […]

Tibet Earthquake Victims Need Help, Not Harm

IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tibetans and Tibet organisations around the world are deeply saddened by the devastating earthquake [1] that struck Chinese-occupied Tibet on 7 January 2025 [2].  At this critical moment, the safety and welfare of those affected by the earthquake must be given full priority. To this end, we call on world governments to provide […]

Mosaic Sports Club to Represent Australia at the Socca World Cup 2024 in Oman

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11 October – Sydney, Australia – Mosaic Sports Club is proud to announce that it has secured a prestigious license to send a team to represent Australia at the Socca World Cup 2024, taking place in Oman from November 29 to December 7. Organised by the International Socca Federation (ISF), this tournament brings […]

A heartfelt farewell for retired Tibetan civil servant in Australia’s Capital Territory

Photo: courtesy CTA/OoT, United Nations Geneva Office, Switzerland circa 2014. With profound sadness, members of ACT’s Tibetan Community and their friends and supporters gathered to pay their respects and offer prayers for the late Mr Ngodup Gyaltsen, a retired former civil servant of the Central Tibetan Administration, who passed in Canberra on 31 December, 2023. […]

Foreign Minister of Tibet’s Government-in-Exile in Australia to seek support for resolution of Sino-Tibet conflict

Photo:Courtesy CTA/tibet.net CANBERRA (Monday 13 November) – The Tibet Information Office in Canberra announces the upcoming visit of Foreign Minister (Kalon) Norzin Dolma, Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR), Central Tibetan Administration, to Australia between 14-18 November. This is Ms Dolma’s first visit to Australia since assuming the role of Kalon (Minister) in 2021. During her […]

MEDIA ADVISORY: Engaging African Australian Communities with the UN-WGEPAD Preliminary Report

SYDNEY (11 August 2023) – In December 2022, the UN Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent (WGEPAD) made a historic first visit to Australia. The Working Group visited Canberra, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Sydney and spoke to various instruments of government, human rights and community organisations and individuals. The visit presented an opportunity for the […]

Leader of Tibet’s Government in-Exile to visit Australia 17-25 June 2023

IMMEDIATE RELEASE SYDNEY (19 June 2023) – Hon. Sikyong Penpa Tsering, the democratically elected political leader of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile, formally known as the Central Tibetan Administration, will be visiting Australia from 17-25 June 2023. This is his first official visit to Australia since becoming the Sikyong, a Tibetan title for President, in 2021. Penpa […]