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Socceroos powered by refugees

16 June 20260 comments

Three Socceroos currently representing Australia and the World Cup arrived in Australia as refugees.
Nestory Irankunda, 20, Mohamed Touré, 22, and Awer Mabil, 30 all came to Australia as refugees.
They…

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Human displacement remains at record levels – UNHCR report

15 June 20260 comments

Human displacement remains at a record high despite a slight drop in the numbers people forced to flee their homes, according to a new report from the UN’s refugee…

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Migrant, refugee communities growing anxious over Iran war, cost-of-living and migration narratives – survey finds

2 June 20260 comments

Levels of anxiety are rising among emerging refugee and migrant communities in Australia because of the conflict in the Middle East, increasingly negative political narratives around migration and the…

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Exclusive – New global database aimed at helping stateless people

19 May 20260 comments

A new world-first legal database has been created to help stateless people achieve positive human rights outcomes, including residency and citizenship.
The ‘Global Caselaw Database on Statelessness’ has been established…

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Afghan baby evacuee becomes an Aussie citizen

14 May 20260 comments

The first baby born among the cohort of Afghan refugees who were airlifted out of Kabul and resettled in Australia following the return to power of the Taliban in…

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Victorian 2026-27 state budget supports multiculturalism

7 May 20260 comments

Despite rising debt and increasing economic uncertainty caused by the conflict in the Middle East, the 2026-27 Victorian state budget has delivered significant support for multiculturalism and multicultural communities…

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June 2025

Trump takes wrecking ball to US’ time-honoured humanitarian institutions

3 June 20250 comments

In just 130 days in office, President Trump has laid waste to much of the US’ and the worlds’ humanitarian...

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May 2025

New book on history of migration has lessons for present

28 May 20250 comments

A new book argues that migration has been essential to the survival of the human species. Oxford University academic...

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Chilean “magical realist” conjures spaces where common fears may be faced

28 May 20250 comments

Through her deeply personal artworks in The Shadow That Follows Me, Chilean émigré Ms Paula Quintela offers a perspective...

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Andaman sea deaths – ten years on

28 May 20250 comments

Ten years ago this month, people smugglers abandoned more than 8000 Rohingya refugees and migrants on rickety boats in...

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