Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

Afghan evacuees feel welcome and safe five years on – survey

1 October 20260 comments

Afghan families who arrived in Australia five years ago this month after being evacuated from Kabul as it fell to the Taliban are feeling welcome, safe, confident about their…

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Refugee footballers win a flag and friendships

24 September 20260 comments

When the Nhill Tigers under-14 boys team won the Wimmera District AFL grand final this month, it was the culmination of an intensive season of training and drills.
It was…

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New immigration arrangements revealed

17 September 20260 comments

The federal government will tighten temporary visa rules in a bid to reduce annual net overseas migration from about 300,000 to 225,000 people by 2028.
The government’s new immigration policy…

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Local communities support victims of Nepal-Tibet disaster

3 September 20260 comments

Australia’s Himalayan communities have rallied to support the victims of the catastrophic floods in Nepal and Tibet.
Community groups are raising money to support victims and community vigils are being…

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Migrant jobs at risk from AI – analysis

31 August 20260 comments

Migrants in Australia are among the most vulnerable to losing their jobs to the roll out of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, a new analysis has found.
An AI Industry Impact…

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Nahid’s story – one woman’s epic journey from statelessness to service

31 August 20260 comments

Nahid Kazemi spent ten years struggling to survive in Malaysia as a stateless refugee after fleeing Iran. Earlier, her family had fled their home in Afghanistan because of war.
She…

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Latest Articles

April 2014

Champions of migration and settlement honoured by awards

1 April 20140 comments

A diverse group of committed and innovative organisations and individuals have been honoured in the 2014 Migration and...

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March 2014

A new country and new life

17 March 20140 comments

Turkish migrant Ayse Ipek and Ivona Mitev from Macedonia have a few things in common. They both came to Australia...

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ABC TV News features settlement of refugees in Nhill

16 March 20140 comments

ABC TV News recently featured an item about the settlement of Karen refugees in Nhill, in western Victoria. AMES and...

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UK debates migration figures

13 March 20140 comments

The British Government has been accused of suppressing research showing that the effect of immigration on jobs is much...

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