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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September 2021

Refugee family supported to navigate disability services

1 September 20210 comments

A refugee family with three children with disabilities have been supported to settle in Melbourne after a rocky start to...

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August 2021

Afghan refugees may benefit from Syrian settlement study

27 August 20210 comments

Refugees from Syria and Iraq are not being fully utilised in the Australian labour market and very few have got...

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Time to rethink the Refugee Convention

27 August 20211 comment

Former UK Foreign Secretary and leading humanitarian David Miliband has called for a rethinking of the 1951 Refugee...

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Migration being weaponised by dictators

27 August 20210 comments

Migration is increasingly being used as a weapon by authoritarian governments seeking geopolitical advantage. Recently...

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