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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January 2015

Language, bigotry and racial stereotyping – the biggest barriers facing emerging communities

2 January 20151 comment

Australian-born Nam Quach speaks with a local drawl, barracks for the Western Bulldogs and is the mayor of Maribyrnong....

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December 2014

Deadly images of Assad brutality never erased (The Australian)

23 December 20140 comments

RAFIK Heshmeh is holding evidence of the unfair world he left behind. At 27, Mr Heshmeh is among the first...

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Scott Morrison allows asylum seeker babies to be processed in Australia (Canberra Times)

18 December 20140 comments

More than 30 babies born to asylum seeker mothers in Australia will be able to stay in the mainland with their...

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A first-hand account of the horrors of Syria

18 December 20142 comments

(Warning: this story includes graphic and confronting material) Rafik Heshmeh, 27, a refugee from Syria, has been in...

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