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

September 2021

Where will Afghanistan’s refugees go?

1 September 20210 comments

Images of thousands of Afghans desperately trying to flee their country through Kabul’s international airport sparked an...

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Global mayors group calls for support for Afghan refugees

1 September 20210 comments

A global group of city mayors has called on countries around the world to accept more refugees from Afghanistan. As...

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Numbers of child migrants, refugees rising – UN

1 September 20210 comments

More children than ever are becoming migrants or displaced people, according to a new report by the UN children’s...

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‘Blood in the water’ – dramatic moment in Australia’s migration history

1 September 20210 comments

The recent Olympics in Tokyo brought back memories of one of the most dramatic episodes in the history of Australia’s...

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