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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More understanding needed of conflict in new migrant families

15 January 20160 comments

Conflict between parents and their teenage children is occurring in newly-arrived migrant families in Victoria because of...

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Superdiversity is changing how we think about migration

15 January 20160 comments

Rapidly increasing migration flows are creating evermore diverse communities but government policy in the west is failing...

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Saudi Arabia vs Iran in a standoff with global ramifications

14 January 20161 comment

Analysis The tensions that have erupted between Saudi Arabia and Iran over the execution by Saudi Arabia of Shia cleric...

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Tasmania turning around its population woes

14 January 20160 comments

The Tasmanian curse of losing its population to other states has been reversed as new figures reveal a positive...

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