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

July 2020

US asylum system inhumane – Canadian court rules

28 July 20200 comments

A Canadian court has ruled that the US’ treatment of asylum seekers is in breach of human rights. Canada’s Federal...

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Visa changes to benefit international students

28 July 20200 comments

In welcome news for international students many of whom are stranded offshore due to the coronavirus-induced border...

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UNHCR calls for release of refugees, asylum seekers during pandemic

27 July 20200 comments

The United Nations refugee agency has called on countries to release refugees and asylum-seekers who are being unlawfully...

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Mexican immigration wave looming for the US

27 July 20200 comments

The US is facing a fresh wave of migrants from Mexico driven by a COVID-19-fuelled economic collapse, a raft new...

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