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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Buddhist principles applied to real-world issues

2 December 20160 comments

A Buddhist temple in western Sydney is taking the teachings of compassion, acceptance and inner peace out into the real...

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Unemployed, disillusioned outsider – the profile of an ISIS fighter

24 November 20160 comments

Politics and not religion is the main force driving foreign fighters to join ISIS and other terrorist groups in Iraq...

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Chinese Malaysians seeking asylum as ethnic tensions rise

24 November 20160 comments

Increasing numbers of Malaysians are making claims for refugee status in Australia as ethnic and cultural tensions rise...

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Nazi terminology on the rise

24 November 20160 comments

The use of words stemming from Adolf Hitler’s Nazi ideology are on the rise across Europe as tensions over issues...

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