Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

Refugee’s long journey to safety

27 April 20260 comments

Eritrean refugee Jahar Mussa Mahmud survived conscription by a brutal military regime, the harsh conditions of a notorious military camp and ten years as a refugee living precariously in…

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Supporting a thousand refugee families to find homes

17 April 20260 comments

A thousand refugee families across Melbourne have safe and secure homes thanks to the work of former Karen-Burmese refugee, Law Baw.
As a housing worker with migrant and refugee settlement…

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Rethinking the global displacement crisis

1 April 20260 comments

Refugee resettlement in third countries is now not a durable solution to the global crisis of human displacement, according to former Assistant Secretary of the United Nations Professor Gillian…

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Migrant women find independence and more rights in Australia

16 March 20260 comments

Migrant women in Australia are finding more independence, equality and a healthier and wealthier life with more opportunity than in their home countries, according to a new survey.
An overwhelming…

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Challenges and opportunities await Iranian women footballers

12 March 20260 comments

Nine years ago Neda Zeyghami left Iran to begin a new life in Australia. She reflects on what awaits the six Iranian women soccer players who have been granted…

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‘Women of Impact’ recognised

12 March 20260 comments

Five women from multicultural communities have been recognised for their contributions to building the capacity of their own communities and to bolstering broader social cohesion.
The AMES Australia ‘Women of…

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September 2018

The Rohingya crisis – a year on

5 September 20180 comments

A year after their exodus from horrific violence in Burma’s Rakhine State almost a million Rohingya people are living...

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Asylum seekers in Germany find work in droves

5 September 20180 comments

More than 30,000 asylum seekers have now found jobs in Germany according to new data released by the nation’s labour...

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Victoria growing increasingly diverse – ABS snapshot 

5 September 20181 comment

A picture of Victoria’s vibrant cultural diversity has emerged from an analysis of census data released by the Australia...

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South Sudan’s peace deal – what does it really mean?

5 September 20180 comments

The civil war in South Sudan has killed tens of thousands of people and forced more than 4.5 million people...

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