Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

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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Fall of a dictator – is this end of Iran’s regime

4 March 20260 comments

Neda Zeyghami is part of Australia’s Iranian diaspora. In this opinion piece, she examines the emotional and political realities of witnessing upheaval in one’s homeland, and questions what the…

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Latest Articles

May 2023

Is the UN set to pull out of Afghanistan?

1 May 20230 comments

The United Nations is deliberating whether to end it operations in Afghanistan as working under the Taliban becomes...

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Five years after Myanmar exodus, Rohingya now fleeing Bangladesh

1 May 20230 comments

Hundreds of Rohingya refugees have reached Indonesia since November last year as they escape increasingly desperate...

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EU complicit in war crimes in Libya – UN report

1 May 20230 comments

The United Nations has accused the European Union of being complicit in crimes against humanity committed by Libyan forces...

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US plan to plug the Darien Gap under fire

1 May 20230 comments

Refugee rights groups have raised questions over a US-led plan to plug the Darien Gap. The Biden administration scheme...

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