Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

Afghan evacuees feel welcome and safe five years on – survey

1 October 20260 comments

Afghan families who arrived in Australia five years ago this month after being evacuated from Kabul as it fell to the Taliban are feeling welcome, safe, confident about their…

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Refugee footballers win a flag and friendships

24 September 20260 comments

When the Nhill Tigers under-14 boys team won the Wimmera District AFL grand final this month, it was the culmination of an intensive season of training and drills.
It was…

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New immigration arrangements revealed

17 September 20260 comments

The federal government will tighten temporary visa rules in a bid to reduce annual net overseas migration from about 300,000 to 225,000 people by 2028.
The government’s new immigration policy…

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Local communities support victims of Nepal-Tibet disaster

3 September 20260 comments

Australia’s Himalayan communities have rallied to support the victims of the catastrophic floods in Nepal and Tibet.
Community groups are raising money to support victims and community vigils are being…

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Migrant jobs at risk from AI – analysis

31 August 20260 comments

Migrants in Australia are among the most vulnerable to losing their jobs to the roll out of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, a new analysis has found.
An AI Industry Impact…

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Nahid’s story – one woman’s epic journey from statelessness to service

31 August 20260 comments

Nahid Kazemi spent ten years struggling to survive in Malaysia as a stateless refugee after fleeing Iran. Earlier, her family had fled their home in Afghanistan because of war.
She…

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May 2016

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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Slow climb out of poverty and exclusion – a refugee’s journey

19 April 20160 comments

As an ethnic Rohingya growing up in Myanmar and then as an asylum seeker in Malaysia, much of Nasim Ahmed’s...

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Refugees educating other refugees

19 April 20160 comments

About 80 students studying at the Cisarua Refugee Learning Centre (CRLC) do not wear uniform, as the local students do....

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