In May 2016, AAA held its first inaugural conference touching on the topic of “RACE, IDENTITY AND ADVOCACY: Where do we belong as Asian Australians?”. The purpose of the conference is to create a platform for change and to empower the voice of Asian Australians. There were a number of panel sessions with awesome speakers, entertainers and politicians from all over the political spectrum. A lot of great outcomes came out of the conference with items actioned, being actioned or are in the process of being actioned.