Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

Refugee’s journey comes full circle

18 December 20240 comments

In 2009 Bwe Thay arrived in Melbourne as a refugee from Burma and was supported by settlement agency AMES Australia.

This week, he became a member of the… Read Full Article

Refugee family rescued from care crisis

11 December 20240 comments

A refugee family facing significant and multiple barriers to settlement have been supported to build happy, successful lives in Adelaide thanks to a collaboration between humanitarian settlement… Read Full Article

New book highlights our shared humanity

11 December 20240 comments

A compelling new book tells the inspirational stories of second-generation migrant Australians, who share their families’ settlement journeys and their own search for identity.

Titled ‘At the Heart… Read Full Article

Melbourne’s united nations of food

11 December 20240 comments

Driving into the Pacific Market at Ardeer, in Melbourne’s west, you are met with an array of flags and numerous food trucks.

Pakistani, Italian, Indian and many other… Read Full Article

Syrian community celebrates the end of Assad

10 December 20240 comments

Australia’s Syrian refugee community is celebrating the fall of the brutal Assad regime in their homeland but they also have concerns about what the future holds for… Read Full Article

Refugee family reunited after 12 years

20 November 20240 comments

When the Ahmad-Zada family were deported from Pakistan to Afghanistan earlier this year as undocumented Afghan refugees, they feared the worst.

Maryam Ahmad-Zada and her husband Habibullah had… Read Full Article

Latest Articles

March 2024

Haiti migrant crisis looming as violence escalates

26 March 20240 comments

Fears are rising that thousands of people will attempt to make perilous boat journeys in a bid to escape escalating...

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AI app for migrants wins prestigious design award

26 March 20240 comments

An artificial intelligence app that helps migrants and refugees improve their English has won the Digital Design Category...

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Australia welcomes a record number of immigrants

25 March 20240 comments

Australia set a record for migrants arriving in the 2022-23 financial year with a net figure of 518,000 people added...

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Displacement crisis grows in Mozambique

14 March 20240 comments

More than 110,000 people have been displaced since end of last year by the resurgent attacks by armed militia groups...

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