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

March 2023

Myanmar’s school system rises from the ashes

30 March 20230 comments

Amid the chaos and devastation of the civil war in Myanmar, an underground education system is emerging. In displacement...

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Sport and politics – a slow motion car crash

30 March 20230 comments

Sport and politics have long been uncomfortable bedfellows. From the 1936 Berlin Games to apartheid era cricket and rugby...

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New York launches bold strategy to support asylum seekers

30 March 20230 comments

New York will open a new facility to welcome migrants and create a new agency to coordinate efforts to deal...

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New plan for a human rights act

30 March 20230 comments

The Australian Human Rights Commission has put forward a proposal for a Human Rights Act which would consolidate human...

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