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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Central America the forgotten migrant crisis

18 April 20160 comments

Violence and gang-related strife in Central America has seen a rise in the numbers of refugees from the isthmus seeking...

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Chinese dissidents the latest group of asylum seekers

18 April 20160 comments

Chinese dissidents are the latest group of asylum seekers looking for refuge in South East Asian countries. Fears over...

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Promoting the benefits of cultural diversity in the workplace

15 April 20160 comments

Cultural and linguistically diverse (CALD) people suffer disproportionally when attempting to seek employment in the face...

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Bono pleads for worldwide action on refugees

15 April 20160 comments

In a desperate plea to action, musician and humanitarian activist Bono has called for a new ‘Marshal Plan’ to...

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