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

Karen refugees put pool skills to work in Werribee (Wyndham Weekly)

10 April 20140 comments

Six years after their first swimming lessons, Karen refugees Soo Hlaing Pethan and Ree Say Kunoo (pictured) have started...

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Refugee students to visit Wagga’s Mt Austin High for cultural exchange day (ABC News)

8 April 20140 comments

There is hope a unique exchange program at Wagga Wagga’s Mt Austin High School today, will enable local students...

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CFA partners with multicultural communities (Victorian Multicultural Commission)

7 April 20140 comments

The Country Fire Authority (CFA) is a volunteer and community-based fire and emergency service organisation focussed on...

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Life-saving lesson for migrants out of their depth in ocean (Brisbane Times)

7 April 20140 comments

Thanks to the heavens opening, Coogee beach was all but deserted at midday on Sunday, save for a large and...

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