Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

Facing life’s challenges with a smile

26 October 20260 comments

Dalal Altaji’s life has been 51 years of constant struggle.
A struggle to overcome her disability, a struggle to access and complete her education, a struggle to survive the devastation…

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Conference focuses on belonging, cohesion

22 October 20260 comments

FECCA Conference 2026
Australians need to foster a sense of belonging at a local level to avoid eroding social cohesion, according to a leading multicultural voice.
Chair of the Australian Multicultural…

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Afghan evacuees feel welcome and safe five years on – survey

1 October 20260 comments

Afghan families who arrived in Australia five years ago this month after being evacuated from Kabul as it fell to the Taliban are feeling welcome, safe, confident about their…

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Refugee footballers win a flag and friendships

24 September 20260 comments

When the Nhill Tigers under-14 boys team won the Wimmera District AFL grand final this month, it was the culmination of an intensive season of training and drills.
It was…

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New immigration arrangements revealed

17 September 20260 comments

The federal government will tighten temporary visa rules in a bid to reduce annual net overseas migration from about 300,000 to 225,000 people by 2028.
The government’s new immigration policy…

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Local communities support victims of Nepal-Tibet disaster

3 September 20260 comments

Australia’s Himalayan communities have rallied to support the victims of the catastrophic floods in Nepal and Tibet.
Community groups are raising money to support victims and community vigils are being…

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February 2019

Milliband, Albright put forward an economic case for refugee settlement

15 February 20191 comment

Two former senior western politicians have called on the world to see refugees as economic assets who have much to...

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The forgotten refugees – IDPs

15 February 20190 comments

They are the refugees that the world has forgotten – the 40 million people who are Internally Displaced Persons...

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Citizenship waiting times blow out – ANAO report

15 February 20190 comments

A backlog of 83,000 unprocessed citizenship applications has blown waiting times out for would be citizens by a factor...

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The truth behind Italy’s agricultural exports

15 February 20190 comments

Next time you think about buying a tin of Italian tomatoes instead of a slightly more expensive Australian produced...

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