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

January 2020

Germany needs 500,000 migrants a year to avert demographic time bomb

17 January 20200 comments

A senior German politician says his country needs 500,000 migrant a year to avert a demographic catastrophe wrought by...

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Hindu ‘Rashtra’ could see refugee exodus from India

15 January 20200 comments

The Indian Government’s lurch towards Hindu nationalism is producing refugees from among the nation’s minorities who...

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Falling migration could hit US economy

15 January 20200 comments

Net international migration into the US has hit its lowest level of the decade between 2018 and 2019, according to...

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Mediterranean drownings decline – IOM

15 January 20200 comments

Nearly 1,300 migrants drowned in the Mediterranean in 2019 – a 44 per cent drop on the number of deaths...

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