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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Aussie idioms confuse newcomers

29 August 20160 comments

From ‘bogans’ eating ‘battered savs’ to ‘bush baptists’ and ‘chardonnay socialists’, the Australian idiom...

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The moral conundrum of temporary migration

24 August 20160 comments

The character and disposition of Australia’s migration program has been transformed in recent years with almost two...

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Australia’s aid effort to focus on women

24 August 20160 comments

Women will be the focus of Australia’s revamped foreign aid effort after Foreign Minister Julie Bishop pledged that...

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Haunting images of kids bring home the horror of conflict

22 August 20160 comments

A photograph of a boy sitting dazed and bloodied in the back of an ambulance after surviving a regime airstrike...

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