Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

Refugee’s journey comes full circle

18 December 20240 comments

In 2009 Bwe Thay arrived in Melbourne as a refugee from Burma and was supported by settlement agency AMES Australia.

This week, he became a member of the… Read Full Article

Refugee family rescued from care crisis

11 December 20240 comments

A refugee family facing significant and multiple barriers to settlement have been supported to build happy, successful lives in Adelaide thanks to a collaboration between humanitarian settlement… Read Full Article

New book highlights our shared humanity

11 December 20240 comments

A compelling new book tells the inspirational stories of second-generation migrant Australians, who share their families’ settlement journeys and their own search for identity.

Titled ‘At the Heart… Read Full Article

Melbourne’s united nations of food

11 December 20240 comments

Driving into the Pacific Market at Ardeer, in Melbourne’s west, you are met with an array of flags and numerous food trucks.

Pakistani, Italian, Indian and many other… Read Full Article

Syrian community celebrates the end of Assad

10 December 20240 comments

Australia’s Syrian refugee community is celebrating the fall of the brutal Assad regime in their homeland but they also have concerns about what the future holds for… Read Full Article

Refugee family reunited after 12 years

20 November 20240 comments

When the Ahmad-Zada family were deported from Pakistan to Afghanistan earlier this year as undocumented Afghan refugees, they feared the worst.

Maryam Ahmad-Zada and her husband Habibullah had… Read Full Article

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October 2024

Migration generating record population growth – ABS

3 October 20240 comments

Australia’s population has just crashed through the 27 million mark, and migration is a major reason why it is...

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Homelessness on the rise among Ukrainians – report

3 October 20240 comments

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has triggered a significant rise in homelessness in the country, according to a new report....

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Migrants in the US settling in ‘blue’ communities

3 October 20240 comments

Migrants arriving in the US are overwhelmingly settling in states and counties that voted Democrat in the last US...

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New program supporting migrant workers from the Pacific

3 October 20240 comments

Australia and the UN’s migration agency IOM have unveiled a new initiative to boost support for migrant workers from...

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