Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

Refugee’s journey comes full circle

18 December 20240 comments

In 2009 Bwe Thay arrived in Melbourne as a refugee from Burma and was supported by settlement agency AMES Australia.

This week, he became a member of the… Read Full Article

Refugee family rescued from care crisis

11 December 20240 comments

A refugee family facing significant and multiple barriers to settlement have been supported to build happy, successful lives in Adelaide thanks to a collaboration between humanitarian settlement… Read Full Article

New book highlights our shared humanity

11 December 20240 comments

A compelling new book tells the inspirational stories of second-generation migrant Australians, who share their families’ settlement journeys and their own search for identity.

Titled ‘At the Heart… Read Full Article

Melbourne’s united nations of food

11 December 20240 comments

Driving into the Pacific Market at Ardeer, in Melbourne’s west, you are met with an array of flags and numerous food trucks.

Pakistani, Italian, Indian and many other… Read Full Article

Syrian community celebrates the end of Assad

10 December 20240 comments

Australia’s Syrian refugee community is celebrating the fall of the brutal Assad regime in their homeland but they also have concerns about what the future holds for… Read Full Article

Refugee family reunited after 12 years

20 November 20240 comments

When the Ahmad-Zada family were deported from Pakistan to Afghanistan earlier this year as undocumented Afghan refugees, they feared the worst.

Maryam Ahmad-Zada and her husband Habibullah had… Read Full Article

Local AMES News

January 2014

Celebrating the success of AMES work experience programs

20 January 20140 comments

AMES staff, students and partners gathered this week to celebrate the success of the ACCOR Job Ready Refugee Pilot and...

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AMES youth students love the tennis

17 January 20140 comments

Groups of AMES youth students from Box Hill, Dandenong, Noble Park, Footscray and St Albans have been visiting the...

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AMES students get a taste of the workplace

10 January 20140 comments

On the 6th of December, 14 excited and inspired AMES students were presented with their Certificate I in Vocational...

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AMES artwork exhibited

10 January 20140 comments

Artworks and photographs by AMES students have gone on display at the Splash Gallery in Footscray. The art and...

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