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

June 2014

Afghanistan man sings free with Voices without Borders (SBS)

16 June 20140 comments

Making music might seem like a harmless hobby, but for some refugees it’s a punishable offence. One Melbourne man...

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At 99, a great-grandmother and her family love the ‘give-life country’ (The Sydney Morning Herald)

16 June 20140 comments

Ali Nesha made unreported history when she arrived at Christmas Island in May last year, at 98 the oldest asylum...

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Embrace our refugees (Sunraysia Daily)

16 June 20140 comments

The theme for Refugee Week is “Restoring Hope” with the Refugee Council of Australia reminding us that while many...

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Geelong lights up night for Tamil asylum seeker Leo Seemanpillai (Geelong Advertiser)

13 June 20140 comments

DIANE Fahey stood with a candle burning for Tamil asylum seeker Leo Seemanpillai and reflected on the impact of his...

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