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

February 2021

COVID drives migration to the bush

11 February 20210 comments

Australia’s cities have been emptying over the period of the COVID-19 pandemic as people migrate to the regions. New...

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Tens of thousands missing in Tigray conflict – UN

3 February 20210 comments

More than 20,000 refugees appear to be missing from two camps in Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region after the camps...

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Refugee resettlement plunges because of COVID – new data

3 February 20210 comments

Refugee resettlement has plunged to the lowest level in two decades because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a...

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News from AMES Australia

3 February 20210 comments

AMES, 7Eleven honoured in corporate giving award AMES Australia and corporate partner 7Eleven have won a prestigious...

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