Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

Dragon Boat Festival brings history to life

6 June 20250 comments

By Katherine Kwong

The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated by Chinese communities across the globe on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar.

Recently it… Read Full Article

Australia gets first MP of Palestinian background

3 June 20250 comments

Australia has its first member of parliament who is from a Palestinian background.

Muslim Labor candidate Basem Abdo has won the electorate of Calwell, in Melbourne’s north, despite… Read Full Article

Migration should be part of the post-election conversation

3 June 20250 comments

Opinion – Vanda Fortunato, Chair AMES Australia

In the aftermath of Labor’s decisive election victory, there has been much commentary about how the government… Read Full Article

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

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May 2015

Germany torn over immigration debate

14 May 20150 comments

East of Berlin, in a dreary clearing behind pine trees and a wire fence sits a three-storey metal building. This...

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Skilled visa approval backlog causing heartache

14 May 20150 comments

A large number of valid applications for permanent residency have been stopped in their tracks because the Commonwealth...

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AMES students help restore wetlands

8 May 20150 comments

Footscray AMES students have participated in a replanting project at Altona Coastal Park as part of the Industry...

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A day in the life of Melbourne’s multicultural hub

6 May 20150 comments

Melbourne’s diverse and ever changing cultural landscape has a meeting point in the form of a three-story building....

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