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

Media Releases

February 2014

Media Release: Good Wheel Project gets rolling

7 February 20140 comments

AMES this week launched an initiative that will see asylum seeker clients from the City of Melbourne get free bicycles...

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January 2014

Media Release: Refugees and migrants at risk from pokies scourge

16 January 20140 comments

Refugees and migrants with poor language skills are at risk of becoming problem poker machine gamblers, according to...

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December 2013

Media Release: A revolution in CALD aged care

9 December 20130 comments

Aged care and ageing services for culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) people are set to undergo revolutionary...

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November 2013

Media Release: Increasing productivity by harnessing migrants’ skills

7 November 20130 comments

Australia would see productivity boosted and an increase in the availability of skilled workers through a national program...

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