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

Sector News

January 2014

Hindmarsh shire wants Karen exhibition to go to Canberra

14 January 20140 comments

Hindmarsh Shire Council wants photographs of Nhill’s Karen community to adorn the walls of the nation’s political...

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Skills shortage prompts call to lift immigration intake (CIN)

13 January 20140 comments

A leading advocacy group is urging the federal government to boost Australia’s immigrant intake by more than 15%,...

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A stitch in time from volunteers (Central Western Daily)

13 January 20140 comments

Skills learned over a lifetime of working don’t have to go to waste when you retire says migrant support officer...

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UNHCR warns Abbott’s boat turn-backs may breach international law (Adelaide Now)

12 January 20140 comments

The United Nation’s refugee agency says the Abbott government’s policy of towing or turning back boats may...

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