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

December 2020

Poem channels hope and resilience of refugees

1 December 20200 comments

A poem that draws on the resilience and hope of refugee families and communities has won a major poetry prize....

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News from AMES Australia

1 December 20200 comments

Afghan refugee supported into work despite COVID shutdowns A young AMES Australia refugee client has been supported to...

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Stunning stats about the world’s population

1 December 20200 comments

The global population reached an incredible 7.8 billion people in late 2020, but that growth is expected to be coming...

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Migrants key to Australia’s economic recovery says federal opposition

1 December 20200 comments

Federal Labor frontbencher Clare O’Neil has called for sweeping changes to Australia’s immigration system as part of a...

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