Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

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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December 2014

Diversity and inclusion the key to staff engagement

1 December 20140 comments

A new study on the relationship between diversity and inclusion on workplace engagement at sportswear company Nike has...

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November 2014

To grow or not to grow – the question for Australia

17 November 20140 comments

The ‘big Australia’ debate about population size and policy has been reignited with Opposition Leader Bill Shorten...

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UN calls for the West to pull its weight in humanitarian effort

16 November 20140 comments

The United Nations this month called on Western countries to open their borders and make good on donation pledges as...

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Australia should capitalise on its migrants’ skills

15 November 20140 comments

One of Australia’s leading academics has outlined the importance of educational opportunities to people from migrant...

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