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

October 2014

Rally marks refugee policy anniversary (Sky News)

12 October 20140 comments

More than a thousand people have rallied in Melbourne to protest against the first anniversary of the federal...

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Refugees welcome here – GALLERY: Our newest Aussies (Parkes Champion Post)

10 October 20140 comments

Throughout its proud history, Parkes has always opened its heart and homes to migrants and in particular the displaced...

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Two of Us: Nyanchiew Lul and Maggie Lynch (WA Today)

6 October 20140 comments

When newly arrived Sudanese refugee, Nyanchiew Lul, 35, pregnant with her first child, attended the Monash Medical Centre...

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Australia’s treatment of refugee and asylum seeker children: the views of Australian paediatricians

6 October 20140 comments

Australia’s response to refugees and people seeking asylum is a matter of national debate. We sought to determine the...

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