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

March 2021

UK sees biggest population decline since WWII

25 March 20210 comments

Britain’s population appears to have shrunk significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic with a new report suggesting about...

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The UK’s ‘two-tier’ asylum system under fire

25 March 20210 comments

The UK government has come under fire over its plans for a ‘two-tier’ system of asylum that would effectively...

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US Vice President representative of demographic changes

18 March 20210 comments

Kamala Harris’ swearing in as the Vice President of the United States was a watershed for several reasons when it...

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India the latest nation to persecute the Rohingya – aid agencies

18 March 20210 comments

Dozens of Rohingya Muslims, who fled to India from violence and persecution in Myanmar, have been detained and face...

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