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

June 2014

Media Release: First language research delivers results

5 June 20140 comments

Using bilingual assistants when researching culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities can dramatically...

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May 2014

Media Release: Asylum seekers want safety for their kids

20 May 20140 comments

Australia is witnessing a small asylum seeker baby boom as couples who have fled danger or persecution in their...

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Media Release: Tony Abbott and kangaroos the face of Australia, survey finds

12 May 20140 comments

Tony Abbott is the most famous Australian among new arrivals to the country and the Kangaroo is the nation’s most...

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March 2014

Media Release: Newcomers happy and keen to work, survey finds

17 March 20140 comments

Newly arrived migrants and refugees overwhelmingly find Australia a welcoming place that is relatively free from racism, a...

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