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

August 2024

War, drought driving displacement in Ethiopia

15 August 20240 comments

More than three million people are now internally displaced in Ethiopia, according to a new UN report. The latest...

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Famine declared among refugees in Sudan

15 August 20240 comments

Famine has been officially declared in Sudan’s North Darfur region, a region that is hosting refugees. The food shortages...

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Why refugees and migrants make good tenants

15 August 20240 comments

A survey of real estate agents in Melbourne has found refugees and migrants make excellent rental tenants. The survey of...

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Olympic boxer claims first ever refugee medal

15 August 20240 comments

Boxer and refugee athlete Cindy Ngamba has won the first-ever medal for the Refugee Olympic Team in Paris, after she...

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