Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

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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Rethinking the global displacement crisis

1 April 20260 comments

Refugee resettlement in third countries is now not a durable solution to the global crisis of human displacement, according to former Assistant Secretary of the United Nations Professor Gillian…

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Migrant women find independence and more rights in Australia

16 March 20260 comments

Migrant women in Australia are finding more independence, equality and a healthier and wealthier life with more opportunity than in their home countries, according to a new survey.
An overwhelming…

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Challenges and opportunities await Iranian women footballers

12 March 20260 comments

Nine years ago Neda Zeyghami left Iran to begin a new life in Australia. She reflects on what awaits the six Iranian women soccer players who have been granted…

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‘Women of Impact’ recognised

12 March 20260 comments

Five women from multicultural communities have been recognised for their contributions to building the capacity of their own communities and to bolstering broader social cohesion.
The AMES Australia ‘Women of…

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Fall of a dictator – is this end of Iran’s regime

4 March 20260 comments

Neda Zeyghami is part of Australia’s Iranian diaspora. In this opinion piece, she examines the emotional and political realities of witnessing upheaval in one’s homeland, and questions what the…

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Latest Articles

February 2019

Solutions needed to rural poverty – Pope Francis

26 February 20190 comments

Rural development is key to ending poverty and hunger, and we can’t pass the buck on the issue, Pope Francis...

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‘Migration diplomacy’ on the rise

18 February 20190 comments

Migration is increasingly becoming an important factor in diplomatic relations between nation states, a raft of new...

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Temporary migrant young, educated and employed – ABS snapshot shows

18 February 20190 comments

New Zealanders and international students make up more than 70 per cent of people living temporarily in Australia, a new...

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Milliband, Albright put forward an economic case for refugee settlement

15 February 20191 comment

Two former senior western politicians have called on the world to see refugees as economic assets who have much to...

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