Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

Stunning photo essay explores the asylum seeker experience

29 August 20240 comments

A stunning new photo exhibition charts the journey of an asylum seeker from Afghanistan over two years and across three continents.

Photojournalist Barat Ali Batoor has recorded his… Read Full Article

Helping refugees find their first homes in Australia

22 August 20240 comments

Her own family’s story of displacement has driven Lena Torus’ passion to help refugees find their first homes in Australia.

Lena is a Senior Client Manager with the… Read Full Article

Lantern festival lights up multicultural Melbourne

21 August 20240 comments

A Melbourne winter night was lit up this month by a vibrant multicultural lantern festival.

The inaugural ‘Luminous Festival’ took to the streets around the Queen Victoria Market… Read Full Article

Afghan refugees in Australia win the lottery of life – By Jalal Ahmadzai

1 August 20240 comments

I was one of more than 120,000 Afghans evacuated from Kabul in August 2021 when the government of Afghanistan – backed for two decades by western nations,… Read Full Article

Migrant soccer coach ‘bending it like Beckham’

31 July 20240 comments

Palwashi Aslami has an abiding passion to encourage women and girls from culturally diverse communities, especially those from her own Afghan community, to play sport.

As an Under-14… Read Full Article

Vale Stefan Romaniw

23 July 20240 comments

Australia has farewelled Stefan Romaniw, one of the nation’s multicultural champions, in an emotional and moving state funeral.

Mr Romaniw, 68, was a prominent Ukrainian community leader and… Read Full Article

Sector News - July 2015

From Africa to Australia: the long journey of a refugee (The Guardian)

2 July 20150 comments

She spent endless days and nights fleeing a warzone as a tiny child, first on foot through the darkness and...

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English gives Afghani migrant social connections (The Satellite)

1 July 20150 comments

AFGHANI migrant Golmahi Arabzadeh has overcome many challenges on her journey to Australia and now she is overcoming social...

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Football Federation Australia Program kicks goals in understanding refugees (Financial Review)

1 July 20150 comments

Last week two South Sudanese refugees, Adelaide United and Australian under-20 player Awer Mabil and brother Awer Bul,...

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Open letter on the Border Force Act: ‘We challenge the department to prosecute’ (The Guardian)

1 July 20150 comments

Open letter regarding the Border Force Act 2015 Today the Border Force Act comes into force. It includes provision for...

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