Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

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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Fall of a dictator – is this end of Iran’s regime

4 March 20260 comments

Neda Zeyghami is part of Australia’s Iranian diaspora. In this opinion piece, she examines the emotional and political realities of witnessing upheaval in one’s homeland, and questions what the…

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Latest Articles

February 2026

Epic run highlights plight of migrants

13 February 20260 comments

A refugee advocate has become the first person to run from Cape Town to London as part of campaign to...

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Deadly global humanitarian aid cuts – the data revealed

13 February 20260 comments

Almost eight million people have lost access to health care and food support and hundreds of thousands have already died...

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Global human rights in peril, report finds

13 February 20260 comments

The Trump administration, Russia and China have put global human rights in unprecedented peril, according to Human Rights...

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Spain to give legal status to half a million undocumented migrants 

13 February 20260 comments

Spain’s government is planning to give legal and permanent status to hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants....

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