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

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July 2022

UK Tory leadership rivals in race to the bottom on refugee policy

26 July 20220 comments

Both contenders to be the UK’s next Prime Minister have vowed to toughen controls on immigration and both have backed...

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UN group calls out racism in South Africa

22 July 20220 comments

Rising xenophobia, racism and hate speech in South Africa that is aimed at migrants, refugees, asylum seekers has drawn...

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Second wave of Russians fleeing Putin’s war

22 July 20220 comments

A ‘second wave’ of Russians is fleeing President Vladimir Putin’s regime and his war in Ukraine, reports from Europe...

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Migrants have trust in Australian politics but struggle to engage – study

22 July 20220 comments

Newly arrived migrants and refugees have higher levels of trust in government and politics than Australian-born people but...

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