Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

Refugee mayor brings agenda of inclusion and equity

29 October 20260 comments

He’s been called the ‘Mamdani on the Maribrynong’ and the analogy is fitting given he is a charismatic young political leader with some radical ideas.
Twenty-eight-year-old Mohamed Semra is a…

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Global refugee crisis deepening

29 October 20260 comments

Displacement crises across the globe are growing as international aid dries up and more nations are closing their borders to refugees and people seeking asylum.
A disturbing litany of reports…

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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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December 2016

Work and study in Australia – a snapshot

2 December 20160 comments

Australia is becoming a nation of swots with increasing numbers of people undertaking formal study, latest Australian...

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Buddhist principles applied to real-world issues

2 December 20160 comments

A Buddhist temple in western Sydney is taking the teachings of compassion, acceptance and inner peace out into the real...

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November 2016

Unemployed, disillusioned outsider – the profile of an ISIS fighter

24 November 20160 comments

Politics and not religion is the main force driving foreign fighters to join ISIS and other terrorist groups in Iraq...

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Chinese Malaysians seeking asylum as ethnic tensions rise

24 November 20160 comments

Increasing numbers of Malaysians are making claims for refugee status in Australia as ethnic and cultural tensions rise...

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