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

Democracy under threat from authoritarians – report

1 March 20230 comments

The march of democracy across the globe has stalled with just eight per cent of people living in country deemed...

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Refugee supported by wrap-around services

1 March 20230 comments

When Afghan refugee Sanatollah fell off a building site in Turkey and broke his back it made his life even...

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Syrian refugees victims of quake and racism – reports

1 March 20230 comments

Thousands of Syrian refugees in Turkey who survived last week’s earthquakes are returning to their war-torn homeland...

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February 2023

Human traffickers using technology – new study finds

22 February 20230 comments

Social media and instant messaging applications are being used by people smugglers to promote and provide their illegal...

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