Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

What the federal budget means for multicultural Australia

26 March 20250 comments

The 2025 federal budget will see continued support for refugee settlement, but the migrant intake will shrink as the government weighs global economic and geopolitical instability against… Read Full Article

Syrians call for peace in their homeland

19 March 20250 comments

Victoria’s Syrian community has held a peace vigil on the steps of Parliament House to call for an end to recent violence and massacres in Syria.

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Are refugees the answer to Australia’s skills shortages?

18 March 20250 comments

Opinion: By Dr Vanda Fortunato, AMES Chair

Tropical Cyclone Alfred was just another reminder that extreme weather events are becoming the norm as the impacts of climate change… Read Full Article

Gender violence campaigner is ‘Woman of Impact’

7 March 20250 comments

A migrant who has spent more than a decade campaigning to end family violence in faith and diverse communities is the ‘2025 AMES Australia Woman of Impact’.

Manal… Read Full Article

Trump edicts upend global humanitarian sector

4 March 20250 comments

The advent of a second Trump presidency is having a crippling effect on humanitarian work across the globe, recent reports indicate.

The US Government’s freeze on the work… Read Full Article

Settling in Australia: how can generative AI help?

18 February 20250 comments

By Katrina Tour, Edwin Creely and Melissa Barnes

 

Generative AI (Artificial Intelligence) has a lot of potential to help migrants and refugees settle successfully in Australia, supporting language… Read Full Article

Latest Articles

November 2024

Spain to legalise undocumented migrants

27 November 20240 comments

Spain is set to legalise up to 300,000 undocumented migrants each year for the next three years in a bid...

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Ukraine conflict marks 1000 days

27 November 20240 comments

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine reaches the thousand-day mark, a new report has revealed the scale of the...

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Human displacement hits record high amid humanitarian financial crisis

20 November 20240 comments

The number of forcibly displaced people across the globe has reached 123 million with ongoing conflicts in Lebanon, Sudan...

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Israel’s ban on UNRWA will be deadly – UN says

20 November 20240 comments

Israel’s move to effectively end the work of the UN relief agency UNRWA in Gaza will have dire humanitarian...

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