Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

Supporting a thousand refugee families to find homes

17 April 20260 comments

A thousand refugee families across Melbourne have safe and secure homes thanks to the work of former Karen-Burmese refugee, Law Baw.
As a housing worker with migrant and refugee settlement…

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Rethinking the global displacement crisis

1 April 20260 comments

Refugee resettlement in third countries is now not a durable solution to the global crisis of human displacement, according to former Assistant Secretary of the United Nations Professor Gillian…

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Migrant women find independence and more rights in Australia

16 March 20260 comments

Migrant women in Australia are finding more independence, equality and a healthier and wealthier life with more opportunity than in their home countries, according to a new survey.
An overwhelming…

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Challenges and opportunities await Iranian women footballers

12 March 20260 comments

Nine years ago Neda Zeyghami left Iran to begin a new life in Australia. She reflects on what awaits the six Iranian women soccer players who have been granted…

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‘Women of Impact’ recognised

12 March 20260 comments

Five women from multicultural communities have been recognised for their contributions to building the capacity of their own communities and to bolstering broader social cohesion.
The AMES Australia ‘Women of…

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Fall of a dictator – is this end of Iran’s regime

4 March 20260 comments

Neda Zeyghami is part of Australia’s Iranian diaspora. In this opinion piece, she examines the emotional and political realities of witnessing upheaval in one’s homeland, and questions what the…

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April 2016

Dust Bowl myths put to rest

19 April 20160 comments

The great Dust Bowl of the 1930s which saw vast areas of the US prairielands devastated by drought and over-farming...

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New atlas maps environmental migration

19 April 20160 comments

A new publication, the ‘Atlas of Environmental Migration’, brings together for the first time, existing knowledge,...

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Artist celebrates diversity

19 April 20160 comments

Former refugee and emerging artist Mehdi Jaghuri has created an art gallery devoted to diversity and inter-cultural...

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Central America the forgotten migrant crisis

18 April 20160 comments

Violence and gang-related strife in Central America has seen a rise in the numbers of refugees from the isthmus seeking...

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