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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February 2021

New UN chief sought

3 February 20210 comments

The search has begun for a new head of the United Nations. This year member countries will decide who will...

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Diversity on the rise in US politics

3 February 20210 comments

US representative politics is seeing more race, religious and gender diversity while Australia’s political system remains...

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January 2021

Spirit of internationalism survives despite COVID, climate and conspiracies

30 January 20210 comments

People across the globe still broadly support the idea of internationalism and inter-government cooperation despite...

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How Australia is betting on migrant-led recovery

30 January 20210 comments

As life slowly returns to normal after the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Australia is quietly putting migration at the...

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