Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

Afghan evacuees feel welcome and safe five years on – survey

1 October 20260 comments

Afghan families who arrived in Australia five years ago this month after being evacuated from Kabul as it fell to the Taliban are feeling welcome, safe, confident about their…

Read Full Article

Refugee footballers win a flag and friendships

24 September 20260 comments

When the Nhill Tigers under-14 boys team won the Wimmera District AFL grand final this month, it was the culmination of an intensive season of training and drills.
It was…

Read Full Article

New immigration arrangements revealed

17 September 20260 comments

The federal government will tighten temporary visa rules in a bid to reduce annual net overseas migration from about 300,000 to 225,000 people by 2028.
The government’s new immigration policy…

Read Full Article

Local communities support victims of Nepal-Tibet disaster

3 September 20260 comments

Australia’s Himalayan communities have rallied to support the victims of the catastrophic floods in Nepal and Tibet.
Community groups are raising money to support victims and community vigils are being…

Read Full Article

Migrant jobs at risk from AI – analysis

31 August 20260 comments

Migrants in Australia are among the most vulnerable to losing their jobs to the roll out of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, a new analysis has found.
An AI Industry Impact…

Read Full Article

Nahid’s story – one woman’s epic journey from statelessness to service

31 August 20260 comments

Nahid Kazemi spent ten years struggling to survive in Malaysia as a stateless refugee after fleeing Iran. Earlier, her family had fled their home in Afghanistan because of war.
She…

Read Full Article

Latest Articles

April 2022

Report exposes gender-based violence among refugees

15 April 20220 comments

As many as 70 per cent of women and children forced from their countries as refugees experience sexual and gender-based...

Read More

Research discovers ancient migrant race

15 April 20220 comments

New scientific research has identified an enigmatic race of warrior horsemen as the world’s first long-distance migrants....

Read More

UK’s Rwanda asylum plan under fire

15 April 20220 comments

The United Kingdom’s Conservative government’s is set to unveil a plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda for processing....

Read More

Ukrainians entering US through Mexico

15 April 20220 comments

Hundreds of Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion of their homeland have arrived at Mexico’s northern border seeking...

Read More