Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

Refugee’s long journey to safety

27 April 20260 comments

Eritrean refugee Jahar Mussa Mahmud survived conscription by a brutal military regime, the harsh conditions of a notorious military camp and ten years as a refugee living precariously in…

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Supporting a thousand refugee families to find homes

17 April 20260 comments

A thousand refugee families across Melbourne have safe and secure homes thanks to the work of former Karen-Burmese refugee, Law Baw.
As a housing worker with migrant and refugee settlement…

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Rethinking the global displacement crisis

1 April 20260 comments

Refugee resettlement in third countries is now not a durable solution to the global crisis of human displacement, according to former Assistant Secretary of the United Nations Professor Gillian…

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Migrant women find independence and more rights in Australia

16 March 20260 comments

Migrant women in Australia are finding more independence, equality and a healthier and wealthier life with more opportunity than in their home countries, according to a new survey.
An overwhelming…

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Challenges and opportunities await Iranian women footballers

12 March 20260 comments

Nine years ago Neda Zeyghami left Iran to begin a new life in Australia. She reflects on what awaits the six Iranian women soccer players who have been granted…

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‘Women of Impact’ recognised

12 March 20260 comments

Five women from multicultural communities have been recognised for their contributions to building the capacity of their own communities and to bolstering broader social cohesion.
The AMES Australia ‘Women of…

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May 2019

Hundreds arrested, charged across Europe for helping refugees

28 May 20190 comments

Firefighters, priests and elderly women are among hundreds of Europeans who are increasingly being criminalised for...

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Migration and mobile technology

27 May 20190 comments

Mobile technology has emerged as a key tool for refugees fleeing conflict, persecution or poverty, researchers say. Mobile...

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Is mass global migration the new normal?

27 May 20190 comments

Large scale global migration is set to increase dramatically in the coming decades bringing with it more political division...

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Conflicts have displaced 41m people in their own countries – new data

23 May 20190 comments

A record 41.3 million people are now displaced within their own countries because of conflict or violence and two thirds...

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