Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

Afghan baby evacuee becomes an Aussie citizen

14 May 20260 comments

The first baby born among the cohort of Afghan refugees who were airlifted out of Kabul and resettled in Australia following the return to power of the Taliban in…

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Victorian 2026-27 state budget supports multiculturalism

7 May 20260 comments

Despite rising debt and increasing economic uncertainty caused by the conflict in the Middle East, the 2026-27 Victorian state budget has delivered significant support for multiculturalism and multicultural communities…

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Diversity celebrated on ANZAC Day

30 April 20261 comment

Cultural diversity is increasingly becoming a feature of Anzac Day commemorations.
The Karen refugee community at Nhill, in Victoria’s north-east, have been integral to the town’s Anzac Day commemoration for…

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Australia’s migrant population growing and changing – ABS report

30 April 20260 comments

Australia’s overseas-born population has increased to 8.8 million, or 32 per cent of the total population, according to new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ASBS).
The latest data,…

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Teenagers show the way towards social cohesion

30 April 20261 comment

The Australia Day speeches of two schoolgirls from the northern Victorian town of Nhill are signposts to the inspiring and exemplar story of a community that had embraced diversity…

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75 years of refugee protection marked

30 April 20260 comments

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees – the cornerstone of the international refugee protection regime.
For 75 years, the convention…

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Latest Articles

May 2023

NDIS to be made more accessible to CALD communities

1 May 20230 comments

Access to the NDIS for people from culturally diverse communities will be made easier, the federal minister in charge of...

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Migrant drownings on the rise in the Med

1 May 20230 comments

The Missing Migrant Project (MMP) has documented 441 migrant deaths in the central Mediterranean in the three months of...

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April 2023

Refugee advocate wins Les Murray award

18 April 20230 comments

A former footballer, model and Phd candidate from South Sudan is the winner of this year’s Les Murray Award for...

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Half of migrant workers feel unsafe and ripped off – survey

17 April 20230 comments

About half of migrant workers in Australia say they feel unsafe at work and experience discrimination, bullying and verbal...

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