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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November 2022

Returned ISIS kids reintegrating well – study

29 November 20220 comments

The children of ISIS fighters freed from squalid detention camps are thriving, successfully reintegrating and building new...

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Song inspires young Iranian protesters

29 November 20220 comments

A song about freedom and unity has become the anthem of Iranians protesting over the repression of women and minorities...

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Book predicts a century of unprecedented human movement

29 November 20220 comments

In the global south, extreme climate change will push vast numbers of people from their homes, with large regions...

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‘Missing migrant’ toll hits 50,000

29 November 20220 comments

More than 50,000 people have died on migrant journeys across the globe since a ground-breaking project documenting the...

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