Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

Afghan evacuees feel welcome and safe five years on – survey

1 October 20260 comments

Afghan families who arrived in Australia five years ago this month after being evacuated from Kabul as it fell to the Taliban are feeling welcome, safe, confident about their…

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Refugee footballers win a flag and friendships

24 September 20260 comments

When the Nhill Tigers under-14 boys team won the Wimmera District AFL grand final this month, it was the culmination of an intensive season of training and drills.
It was…

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New immigration arrangements revealed

17 September 20260 comments

The federal government will tighten temporary visa rules in a bid to reduce annual net overseas migration from about 300,000 to 225,000 people by 2028.
The government’s new immigration policy…

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Local communities support victims of Nepal-Tibet disaster

3 September 20260 comments

Australia’s Himalayan communities have rallied to support the victims of the catastrophic floods in Nepal and Tibet.
Community groups are raising money to support victims and community vigils are being…

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Migrant jobs at risk from AI – analysis

31 August 20260 comments

Migrants in Australia are among the most vulnerable to losing their jobs to the roll out of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, a new analysis has found.
An AI Industry Impact…

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Nahid’s story – one woman’s epic journey from statelessness to service

31 August 20260 comments

Nahid Kazemi spent ten years struggling to survive in Malaysia as a stateless refugee after fleeing Iran. Earlier, her family had fled their home in Afghanistan because of war.
She…

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Latest Articles

October 2018

Refugees add economic and social capital to regional communities – study

7 October 20182 comments

The settlement of refugees at Bendigo, in central Victoria, has contributed economically and culturally to the life of the...

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Temporary skilled migration tipped to ease population woes

7 October 20180 comments

Diverting new migrants away from Sydney and Melbourne will only have a marginal effect on population growth and draw...

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Europeans support refugees but not their own leadership on the issue

7 October 20180 comments

Most citizens of European Union nations support taking in refugees but they disapprove of how the EU has handled the...

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Refugee kids miss out on school – report

7 October 20180 comments

Almost four million refugee children aged between 5 and 17 did not have the opportunity to attend school last year,...

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