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

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April 2015

Asylum seeker keeps fighting through adversity

12 April 20150 comments

The life that has led 33 year old Maalek Bobakraad to Noble Park in Melbourne’s south east has not been...

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Asylum applications to the West on the rise

11 April 20150 comments

Wars in Syria and Iraq have driven the number of people requesting asylum in industrialised countries to a 22-year high...

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Bouquets and brickbats for Australia on human rights

10 April 20150 comments

Australia has made progress in the area of human rights over the past year but faces challenges in its approach...

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Real and perceived xenophobia on the rise in Germany

9 April 20150 comments

Increasing attacks against asylum seekers in Germany in recent months have raised fears that a new wave of racism and...

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