Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

Refugee’s journey comes full circle

18 December 20240 comments

In 2009 Bwe Thay arrived in Melbourne as a refugee from Burma and was supported by settlement agency AMES Australia.

This week, he became a member of the… Read Full Article

Refugee family rescued from care crisis

11 December 20240 comments

A refugee family facing significant and multiple barriers to settlement have been supported to build happy, successful lives in Adelaide thanks to a collaboration between humanitarian settlement… Read Full Article

New book highlights our shared humanity

11 December 20240 comments

A compelling new book tells the inspirational stories of second-generation migrant Australians, who share their families’ settlement journeys and their own search for identity.

Titled ‘At the Heart… Read Full Article

Melbourne’s united nations of food

11 December 20240 comments

Driving into the Pacific Market at Ardeer, in Melbourne’s west, you are met with an array of flags and numerous food trucks.

Pakistani, Italian, Indian and many other… Read Full Article

Syrian community celebrates the end of Assad

10 December 20240 comments

Australia’s Syrian refugee community is celebrating the fall of the brutal Assad regime in their homeland but they also have concerns about what the future holds for… Read Full Article

Refugee family reunited after 12 years

20 November 20240 comments

When the Ahmad-Zada family were deported from Pakistan to Afghanistan earlier this year as undocumented Afghan refugees, they feared the worst.

Maryam Ahmad-Zada and her husband Habibullah had… Read Full Article

Latest Articles

March 2023

SBS expanding language services

30 March 20230 comments

Broadcaster SBS has updated its language services in line with Australia’s changing and increasingly diverse demographic...

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Migration driving Australia’s population growth – ABS data shows

19 March 20230 comments

Overseas migration has helped to push Australia’s population above 26 million as immigration programs return after the...

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Migrant workers need protection from exploitation

9 March 20230 comments

The federal government has been urged to implement measures to protect migrant workers from exploitation. A national...

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Internally displaced Ukrainians struggle with food, shelter

9 March 20230 comments

Twelve months after Russia launched its invasion, about 5.3 million Ukrainians, representing 12 per cent of the pre-war...

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