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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December 2014

Family violence also an issue in migrant, refugee communities

1 December 20140 comments

Significant and increasing numbers of women from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds are becoming the...

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Diversity and inclusion the key to staff engagement

1 December 20140 comments

A new study on the relationship between diversity and inclusion on workplace engagement at sportswear company Nike has...

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November 2014

To grow or not to grow – the question for Australia

17 November 20140 comments

The ‘big Australia’ debate about population size and policy has been reignited with Opposition Leader Bill Shorten...

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UN calls for the West to pull its weight in humanitarian effort

16 November 20140 comments

The United Nations this month called on Western countries to open their borders and make good on donation pledges as...

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