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

April 2014

Australia-first program being tested in Monash aims to make milk bars safer (Herald Sun)

15 April 20140 comments

AN Australia-first community safety program is helping to prevent crime at milk bars in Monash. The Monash Milk Bar...

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Program combats legal confusion among refugees (ABC)

14 April 20140 comments

Research suggests there are significant barriers between refugees and migrants and the Australian legal system, especially...

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Long term youth unemployment triples since GFC (ABC)

14 April 20140 comments

Analysis by the Brotherhood of St Laurence has found the number of young people facing long-term unemployment has tripled...

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Dandenong award-winning photographer Barat Ali Batoor invited to speak about refugee journey at April 26 TEDx conference in Sydney (Herald Sun)

14 April 20140 comments

AN AWARD-winning Dandenong photographer has been invited to showcase his work at the Sydney Opera House in the TEDxSydney...

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