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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70,000 stranded in buffer zone

18 October 20160 comments

Almost 70,000 Syrian refugees are trapped in no-man’s land on the Jordan-Syria border on a demilitarised zone a just...

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Refugee family plans new future safe in Melbourne

17 October 20160 comments

Adnan Hanna and his family are establishing new lives in Australia after fleeing Syria following an ordeal in which Mr...

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‘Guesthouse Project’ seeks to connect communities

17 October 20160 comments

Inner city Brunswick is currently home to a full-scale pop-up structure that experimentally adapts the traditional...

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Aussies expect newcomers to ‘fit in’ – study finds

14 October 20161 comment

Australians are reluctant to change in the face of influxes of refugees and migrants but expect the new arrivals to...

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