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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November 2019

US ratchets up hostility towards migrants, refugees

13 November 20190 comments

The US has slashed its annual refugee intake to 18,000, the lowest number since 1980 and just 20 per cent...

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How Trump killed the US asylum system

13 November 20190 comments

In the three years of the Trump administration in the US, the nation’s asylum system has been utterly transformed....

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How Germany is getting migrants into work

13 November 20190 comments

Welfare payments to migrants in Germany have plunged 12 per cent in the past year in line with a fall...

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1.5m children locked up – UN report finds

12 November 20190 comments

More than a million and a half children around the world each year are deprived of their liberty because of...

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