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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Latest Articles

February 2016

In search of freedom and truth – a refugee’s journey

18 February 20160 comments

As a journalist and Member of Parliament, Ahmed Shareef only wanted to serve his homeland of Eritrea and see it...

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Children facing greater risks in refugee crisis

18 February 20160 comments

Ten times as many migrants and refugees arrived in Europe by sea in the first six weeks of the year...

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Pope Francis weighs in to refugee debate

12 February 20160 comments

The Pope has called for a bold and creative strategy to deal with global migration, insisting that Europe has the...

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This Refugee Life – Opinion

11 February 20162 comments

When I met Khadim Dai in Jakarta, Indonesia in November 2015 we instantly clicked. It was like we were long...

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