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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Out of Africa – earlier than we thought

26 February 20180 comments

A fossil discovered in Israel could date human migration out of Africa to 190,000 years ago, 70,000 years earlier than...

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Better data vital in protecting migrant children – UN

26 February 20180 comments

More than 1200 child migrants have died since 2014 nearly half of them while attempting to cross the Mediterranean,...

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Trump’s pick to head IOM under fire

26 February 20180 comments

The man nominated by President Trump to become the new head of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has a...

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Schools video aims to de-hype youth gang issue

26 February 20180 comments

South Sudanese children being bullied in the schoolyard are the forgotten victims of the so-called African youth crime...

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