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

March 2015

Boat policy hurting asylum seekers: report (The Australian)

16 March 20150 comments

THE federal government’s turn-back-the-boats policy is putting asylum seekers at risk and has hurt Australia’s...

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Pascoe Vale cricket club gives Glenroy asylum seeker new hope for future (Herald Sun)

16 March 20150 comments

CRICKET has given asylum seeker Maleesh De Silva a vital release from the harsh realities of his life. Now living...

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My Sister’s Keeper: Women’s network supporting new migrants facing abuse (SBS)

13 March 20150 comments

An African women’s network supporting new arrivals facing abuse is proving so successful it’s opening its arms to...

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Community Kitchen provides a social network for asylum seekers in Western Sydney (ABC)

13 March 20150 comments

Every fortnight almost 200 asylum seekers gather for an event known as The Community Kitchen, which provides a culinary...

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