Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

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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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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November 2019

Properly harnessing migrant workforce could yield $6bn – study

7 November 20190 comments

Getting more migrants into jobs that match their skills could deliver and $6 billion a year boost to the economy,...

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Scholarship remembers murdered international student

7 November 20190 comments

Murdered Israeli overseas student Aiia Maasarwe will be remembered with a scholarship designed to support students...

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October 2019

Serving Melbourne’s refugee communities

31 October 20190 comments

Dalal Sleiman came to Australia as a refugee from Iraq 25 years ago. Since then, she has been supporting other...

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More Syrian refugees flee – UNHCR

31 October 20190 comments

A fresh exodus of Syrian refugees is underway because of Turkey’s military actions in the north of the country More...

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