Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

Victorian Budget targets families, cost of living

21 May 20250 comments

Families and people struggling with the cost of living are among the biggest winners in this year’s Victorian budget.

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Refugee has dreams of hi-tech future

14 May 20250 comments

An Afghan refugee who was forced to flee the brutal Taliban regime is now carving out a new life and career for himself in Melbourne and dreams… Read Full Article

Migrants, refugees voted with their hearts

5 May 20250 comments

Refugee and migrant communities are breathing a sigh of relief following the Labour Party’s decisive victory in the 2025 federal election.

The Coalition’s policies going into the poll… Read Full Article

Cardinal Bychok – our man in Rome

30 April 20250 comments

The only Australian link to the selection of a new pope currently underway in the Vatican is Melbourne-based Ukrainian-born Cardinal Mykola Bychok.

The 45-year-old is the youngest member… Read Full Article

Vietnamese arrivals changed Australia’s refugee policy

29 April 20250 comments

50 years of Australia’s Vietnamese community

Fifty years ago this month Saigon fell to North Vietnamese communist forces, sparking a massive exodus of refugees, many of whom ended… Read Full Article

Vale Pope Francis – champion of refugees

22 April 20250 comments

An important part of Pope Francis’ legacy will be his support for refugees and migrants and his advocacy for ending conflicts over his decade-long papal tenure.Read Full Article

Latest Articles

Humanitarian crises, hunger worsening – UN report

20 May 20250 comments

Hunger, malnutrition and food insecurity are on the rise across the globe for the sixth consecutive year, according to a...

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Australia tops list of migration countries

20 May 20250 comments

Australia continues to host the world’s largest per capita number of permanent migrants in the world with 7.7 million,...

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Volunteer Week – Federico using his own migrant experience to help others

20 May 20250 comments

Federico Ferrari uses his own experience as a migrant and a world traveller to volunteer to support new arrived refugees...

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Global refugee resettlement crashes

13 May 20250 comments

The resettlement of vulnerable refugees in third countries has crashed globally since the withdrawal of the US from the...

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