Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

Painting provides healing and happiness

5 August 20260 comments

Cancer, spinal surgery and long-term unemployment have failed to dampen the dreams of Thai migrant Chattraporn Suwantevakup.
Between 2019 and 2022, Chattraporn, 62, underwent intensive treatment for follicular lymphoma, including…

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Finding the sweet spot – how a refugee rebuilt his life

30 July 20260 comments

Aghan refugee Hafiz Kamali has overcome being targeted by the Taliban, having little English language and almost no knowledge of commercial practice in Australia to start a business and…

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Refugee convention marks 75 years under existential threat

30 July 20260 comments

This month marks the 75th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention, which was created in the wake and amid the wreckage of World War II to help people fleeing…

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World Cup stars inspiring young refugees

16 July 20260 comments

In the first week of the current tournament Nestory Irankunda became the youngest player to score for Australia at a World Cup.
He was one a record nine refugees taking…

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Most people support refugee protection – global survey

16 July 20260 comments

Two thirds of people in a new global survey ​back the idea of providing refuge and protection to those fleeing war or persecution.
Support for refugees in 29 countries remains…

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Latino Australians rally to support Venezuela quake victims

10 July 20261 comment

Latin American communities around Australia are rallying to support the victims of the catastrophic earthquake in Venezuela.
Owner of the Papelon café in Melbourne’s Footscray Reveka Hurtado recently held a…

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India’s ‘great divide’ mirrored by modern exodus

19 August 20161 comment

The largest single movement of people in human history occurred in 1947 when India and Pakistan were partitioned in what...

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Heavyweight publications go into bat for refugees

19 August 20160 comments

Two major international magazines have published strong editorials calling for a global action on the refugee crisis to...

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Are NGOs becoming instruments of their donors?

16 August 20160 comments

Non-government organisations working in the humanitarian sector are increasingly becoming beholden to their donors who in...

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Tourist’s run in with refugee bureaucracy

10 August 20160 comments

A Chinese tourist who tried to report a stolen wallet during a visit to Germany unwittingly signed an asylum application...

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