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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November 2014

Has Africa’s time finally come?

11 November 20140 comments

The emergence of Africa as an economic powerhouse has been predicted for more than two centuries. But finally, Africa...

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Lies, lies and damned statistics

10 November 20140 comments

Australians believe there are nine times as many Muslims living here and an extra 1.6 million migrants that actually...

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October 2014

Australia cohesive but fear of Muslims rising – survey finds

30 October 20141 comment

Australians’ mistrust of Muslims has risen recently but negative attitudes towards asylum seekers have fallen, according...

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Policy shift improves employment outcomes for migrants

23 October 20140 comments

Skilled migrants in Australia are enjoying better jobs and higher levels of employment thanks to a shift in government...

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