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

September 2021

Numbers of child migrants, refugees rising – UN

1 September 20210 comments

More children than ever are becoming migrants or displaced people, according to a new report by the UN children’s...

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‘Blood in the water’ – dramatic moment in Australia’s migration history

1 September 20210 comments

The recent Olympics in Tokyo brought back memories of one of the most dramatic episodes in the history of Australia’s...

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Refugee family supported to navigate disability services

1 September 20210 comments

A refugee family with three children with disabilities have been supported to settle in Melbourne after a rocky start to...

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August 2021

Afghan refugees may benefit from Syrian settlement study

27 August 20210 comments

Refugees from Syria and Iraq are not being fully utilised in the Australian labour market and very few have got...

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