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

January 2014

Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells insists all migrants must speak English (Collie Mail)

26 January 20140 comments

As citizenship ceremonies and backyard barbecues fire up across the country for Australia Day, a senior government MP has...

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A day to celebrate the nation, its people and our multicultural values (The Conversation)

24 January 20140 comments

This Australia Day, thousands of migrants and refugees will stand proudly and pledge their loyalty to Australia and its...

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Australia purposely remaining silent on Nauru: human rights lawyer (ABC)

24 January 20140 comments

Prominent human rights lawyer Julian Burnside says Australia is remaining silent about Nauru’s legal turmoil because...

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Bhutan Refugee Given Top New Aussie Honour (Pro Bono Australia)

24 January 20140 comments

A former Bhutan refugee has been named the inaugural New Australian of the Year. Horticulturalist Parsuram Sharma-Luital...

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