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

February 2019

Solutions needed to rural poverty – Pope Francis

26 February 20190 comments

Rural development is key to ending poverty and hunger, and we can’t pass the buck on the issue, Pope Francis...

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‘Migration diplomacy’ on the rise

18 February 20190 comments

Migration is increasingly becoming an important factor in diplomatic relations between nation states, a raft of new...

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Temporary migrant young, educated and employed – ABS snapshot shows

18 February 20190 comments

New Zealanders and international students make up more than 70 per cent of people living temporarily in Australia, a new...

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Milliband, Albright put forward an economic case for refugee settlement

15 February 20191 comment

Two former senior western politicians have called on the world to see refugees as economic assets who have much to...

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