Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

Afghan baby evacuee becomes an Aussie citizen

14 May 20260 comments

The first baby born among the cohort of Afghan refugees who were airlifted out of Kabul and resettled in Australia following the return to power of the Taliban in…

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Victorian 2026-27 state budget supports multiculturalism

7 May 20260 comments

Despite rising debt and increasing economic uncertainty caused by the conflict in the Middle East, the 2026-27 Victorian state budget has delivered significant support for multiculturalism and multicultural communities…

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Diversity celebrated on ANZAC Day

30 April 20261 comment

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 20261 comment

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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July 2025

Language student now giving back as a volunteer

29 July 20250 comments

An international student who struggled to talk to his classmates because of a lack of confidence in his English skills...

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The argument for unfettered global migration

29 July 20250 comments

A new book argues that global migration is a driver of prosperity and peace, and has always been essential to...

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Humanitarian aid cuts to devastate the lives of millions

29 July 20250 comments

As many as 11.6 million refugees and displaced people face losing access to direct humanitarian assistance from UNHCR this...

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Africa’s forgotten humanitarian disaster

23 July 20250 comments

Sudan’s ongoing civil war has quietly become the world’s worst and most under-reported humanitarian crisis.  The...

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