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Diversity celebrated on ANZAC Day

30 April 20260 comments

Cultural diversity is increasingly becoming a feature of Anzac Day commemorations.
The Karen refugee community at Nhill, in Victoria’s north-east, have been integral to the town’s Anzac Day commemoration for…

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Australia’s migrant population growing and changing – ABS report

30 April 20260 comments

Australia’s overseas-born population has increased to 8.8 million, or 32 per cent of the total population, according to new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ASBS).
The latest data,…

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Teenagers show the way towards social cohesion

30 April 20260 comments

The Australia Day speeches of two schoolgirls from the northern Victorian town of Nhill are signposts to the inspiring and exemplar story of a community that had embraced diversity…

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75 years of refugee protection marked

30 April 20260 comments

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees – the cornerstone of the international refugee protection regime.
For 75 years, the convention…

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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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2014 a catastrophic year for civilians – Amnesty International

27 February 20150 comments

Civilians have increasingly come under violent attack across the globe with 2014 dubbed a “catastrophic” year in which...

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New governor to focus on diversity

17 February 20150 comments

Victoria’s new governor plans to put social inclusion and diversity will be high priorities for her in the role....

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Overseas born Aussies hit a 120 year peak

13 February 20150 comments

The proportion of Australians who were born overseas has hit its highest point in 120 years with 28 per cent...

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Children in detention report attacks both sides of politics

12 February 20150 comments

More than 100 children committed self-harm, 30 reported sexual assault, nearly 30 went on hunger strike and more than...

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