Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

Refugee’s long journey to safety

27 April 20260 comments

Eritrean refugee Jahar Mussa Mahmud survived conscription by a brutal military regime, the harsh conditions of a notorious military camp and ten years as a refugee living precariously in…

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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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February 2018

Better data vital in protecting migrant children – UN

26 February 20180 comments

More than 1200 child migrants have died since 2014 nearly half of them while attempting to cross the Mediterranean,...

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Trump’s pick to head IOM under fire

26 February 20180 comments

The man nominated by President Trump to become the new head of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has a...

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Schools video aims to de-hype youth gang issue

26 February 20180 comments

South Sudanese children being bullied in the schoolyard are the forgotten victims of the so-called African youth crime...

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Slain Cambodia activist’s family arrive in Australia  

26 February 20180 comments

The family of a Cambodian political activist murdered in suspicious circumstances has arrived in Australia after being...

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