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

July 2023

The difference between migrants and refugees

19 July 20230 comments

United Nations Assistant High Commissioner for Protection and Australian academic Gillian Triggs recently sent out a tweet...

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Politicisation of migration issues as old as the hills – study says

19 July 20230 comments

Disputes over migration and its political weaponisation is as old as the human race, a new research paper claims....

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Canada poaching skilled migrants from US

19 July 20230 comments

Canada has recently unveiled an innovative new program to ramp up its skilled migration intake. The ‘Tech Talent...

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Remittances critical in fighting poverty – UK report

19 July 20230 comments

New research by money transfer company Western Union says that without being able to send money home 40 per cent...

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