Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

Migrant jobs at risk from AI – analysis

31 August 20260 comments

Migrants in Australia are among the most vulnerable to losing their jobs to the roll out of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, a new analysis has found.
An AI Industry Impact…

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Nahid’s story – one woman’s epic journey from statelessness to service

31 August 20260 comments

Nahid Kazemi spent ten years struggling to survive in Malaysia as stateless refugee after fleeing Iran. Earlier, her family had fled their home in Afghanistan because of war.
She grew…

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Painting provides healing and happiness

5 August 20260 comments

Cancer, spinal surgery and long-term unemployment have failed to dampen the dreams of Thai migrant Chattraporn Suwantevakup.
Between 2019 and 2022, Chattraporn, 62, underwent intensive treatment for follicular lymphoma, including…

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Finding the sweet spot – how a refugee rebuilt his life

30 July 20260 comments

Aghan refugee Hafiz Kamali has overcome being targeted by the Taliban, having little English language and almost no knowledge of commercial practice in Australia to start a business and…

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Refugee convention marks 75 years under existential threat

30 July 20260 comments

This month marks the 75th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention, which was created in the wake and amid the wreckage of World War II to help people fleeing…

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World Cup stars inspiring young refugees

16 July 20260 comments

In the first week of the current tournament Nestory Irankunda became the youngest player to score for Australia at a World Cup.
He was one a record nine refugees taking…

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Syria now facing humanitarian crisis

18 December 20240 comments

The fall of the Al-Assad regime in Syria has triggered a humanitarian crisis in the northwest of the country, according...

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New report reveals challenges of internal displacement

18 December 20240 comments

Sixty percent of people internally displaced within their own countries by conflict or disaster would rather remain in...

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Migrant numbers hit record levels in in the US

18 December 20240 comments

The migrant population in the US reached a record 47.8 million in 2023, an increase of 1.6 million from the...

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Diego Garcia refugee impasse ends

17 December 20240 comments

A legal impasse over a group of Sri Lankan Tamil asylum seekers who arrived on the British Indian Ocean island...

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