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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October 2021

Afghans in Indonesia face even more uncertainty

7 October 20210 comments

Thousands of Afghan refugees living in limbo in Indonesia face an even more precarious future after the Taliban’s rise...

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Film exposes the human face of refugee journeys

4 October 20210 comments

A new film by Hazara photojournalist, filmmaker and former refugee Barat Ali Batoor, that chronicles an asylum seeker boat...

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Climate migration could cause population upheaval – World Bank

4 October 20210 comments

Climate change bringing rising sea levels, water scarcity and declining crop productivity could force 216 million people to...

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Africa in desperate struggle as COVAX stalls

4 October 20210 comments

Vaccination rates have stalled in Africa, just as countries face a deadly fourth wave of COVID-19 driven by the virulent...

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