Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

Exclusive – New global database aimed at helping stateless people

19 May 20260 comments

A new world-first legal database has been created to help stateless people achieve positive human rights outcomes, including residency and citizenship.
The ‘Global Caselaw Database on Statelessness’ has been established…

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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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May 2016

2016/17 federal budget – what it means

6 May 20160 comments

Like many things in life and politics, the 2016-17 Federal Budget brings both good news and bad news for migrants,...

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Latin American superstar turns to the sky

4 May 20160 comments

From Guatemalan boy band superstar to pursuing his dream of being a traffic controller, Fher Estrada is the leader of...

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Numbers tell the story of global refugee tragedy

4 May 20160 comments

The number on international migrants globally has reached a record high, south-south migration flows are growing and almost...

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April 2016

Diversity arrives at The Logies

19 April 20160 comments

The list of Gold Logie candidates revealed this week is the most culturally diverse in the 58-year history of...

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