Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

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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Refugee’s long journey to safety

27 April 20260 comments

Eritrean refugee Jahar Mussa Mahmud survived conscription by a brutal military regime, the harsh conditions of a notorious military camp and ten years as a refugee living precariously in…

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May 2026

UN chief lays out global migration strategy

12 May 20260 comments

Global migration is not a crisis but the world’s collective failure to manage it is, according to the head of...

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April 2026

Trump watch – refugees, migrants living in fear and uncertainty

30 April 20260 comments

The Trump administration continues to cause disruption and upheaval in the US’ migrant and refugee sector. Immigrants are...

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Greek police recruiting migrant mercenaries – claim

30 April 20260 comments

Greek police are recruiting masked migrants to forcibly push other migrants back across the border with Turkey, according...

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Spain’s migrant regularisation initiative explained

28 April 20260 comments

The Spanish government has approved a plan to give legal status to 500,000 undocumented migrants, allowing them to be...

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