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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Latest Articles

February 2017

A migrant’s flight from fear

17 February 20170 comments

Nelson Venturini’s journey to Australia began in 2009 when he was kidnapped by a criminal gang in his native...

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Poet evokes the tragedy of Syria

17 February 20170 comments

A Melbourne poet has penned a visceral and haunting work evoking the human tragedy of the destruction of the ancient...

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Rethinking the history of prehistoric migration

15 February 20170 comments

Conventional history tells us that Europeans went from hunter-gatherers to farmers because of an influx of migrants from...

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Asylum seekers trek into Canada to escape Trump

15 February 20170 comments

In scenes that have not been seen in the US since the Civil War, refugees are trekking across country on...

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