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

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August 2023

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8 August 20230 comments

A prolonged drought in the Horn of Africa which has come hard on the heels of a brutal civil war...

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Darien gap crossings a humanitarian crisis

8 August 20230 comments

A record 250,000 migrants have risked their lives on one of the world’s most dangerous land crossings so far this...

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New exhibition remembers Jewish refugees who found safety in Shanghai

8 August 20230 comments

A new exhibition which re-examines how Jewish refugees fled to Shanghai during WWII has lessons for the current global...

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UK under fire over ‘tents for refugees’ policy

8 August 20230 comments

The UK government is facing a backlash over plans to house asylum seekers in tents as part of the government’s...

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