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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April 2023

Taliban ban women from humanitarian work

17 April 20230 comments

The Taliban has faced international condemnation over a move to ban women working with United Nations agencies. On 4...

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Furore over UK plans to house asylum seeker on a barge

17 April 20230 comments

Plans by the UK Government to house asylum seekers on a floating barge has sparked outrage among rights groups. The...

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Syrian refugee elected mayor by German community

17 April 20230 comments

A Syrian refugee who arrived in Germany in 2015 after fleeing the civil war in his homeland has become the...

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March 2023

World freedom declining but democracy resilient – report

30 March 20230 comments

Global freedom has declined for the 17th year in a row with a spate of human rights atrocities across the...

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