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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Greece is the word for new migrants (Canberra Times)

11 November 20140 comments

A second wave of migrants escaping the Greek economic crisis has brought much-need skills to Melbourne and and inspired...

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Plan for Tassie as Asylum Seeker Processing Centre

11 November 20140 comments

A plan developed by Tasmanian community leaders and human rights activists would see the island-state become...

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Syrians and Iraqi refugees fleeing Islamic State militants resettling in Australia on humanitarian visas (ABC)

10 November 20140 comments

More than 1,000 Syrian and Iraqi refugees are resettling in Australia after being granted special humanitarian visas, but...

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Lies, lies and damned statistics

10 November 20140 comments

Australians believe there are nine times as many Muslims living here and an extra 1.6 million migrants that actually...

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