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

November 2022

106,000 new citizens voting in Victorian state election

22 November 20220 comments

Almost 17,000 new citizens will be voting in Australia for the first time in the 2022 Victorian state election and...

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Increasing numbers of wealthy people moving to Australia

22 November 20220 comments

Australia is among the most popular migration destinations for wealthy people, according to a new report from...

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Displaced people need a seat at climate change table

22 November 20220 comments

Refugees and displaced persons should have a full voice at the next global meeting on climate change, the United Nations...

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Australia’s refugee, migration programs bounce back

22 November 20220 comments

Australia’s refugee and migrant programs have returned to near capacity since the end of the COVID-19 border closures, a...

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