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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September 2020

Chinese dissidents fear refoulement from Thailand

16 September 20200 comments

Chinese dissidents sheltering in Thailand fear being returned to their homeland as the Thai Government steps up cooperation...

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UK opting out of EU human rights safeguards

16 September 20200 comments

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson looks set to withdraw the nation from long-standing European human rights laws in a move...

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Humanitarian aid agencies facing creeping ‘criminalisation’

13 September 20200 comments

Humanitarian agencies have warned that an increasing number of countries are criminalising humanitarian work, often under...

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Deadly new Atlantic migrant route sees deaths spike

8 September 20200 comments

Migrants trying to reach Europe from Africa are being trafficked through a dangerous new route via the Atlantic Ocean...

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