Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

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 stateless refugee after fleeing Iran. Earlier, her family had fled their home in Afghanistan because of war.
She grew…

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Painting provides healing and happiness

5 August 20260 comments

Cancer, spinal surgery and long-term unemployment have failed to dampen the dreams of Thai migrant Chattraporn Suwantevakup.
Between 2019 and 2022, Chattraporn, 62, underwent intensive treatment for follicular lymphoma, including…

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Finding the sweet spot – how a refugee rebuilt his life

30 July 20260 comments

Aghan refugee Hafiz Kamali has overcome being targeted by the Taliban, having little English language and almost no knowledge of commercial practice in Australia to start a business and…

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Refugee convention marks 75 years under existential threat

30 July 20260 comments

This month marks the 75th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention, which was created in the wake and amid the wreckage of World War II to help people fleeing…

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Latest Articles

August 2016

Global compact needed to relieve refugee crisis

3 August 20160 comments

The UNHCR’s fact sheet reads like recipe for despair. Currently, across the globe, there are 65 million people who are...

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July 2016

Refugee Convention still relevant and necessary

29 July 20161 comment

It’s an unfortunate coincidence that in the week that marks the 65th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention, we...

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Victoria’s multicultural bureaucracy streamlined

29 July 20160 comments

Victoria’s government is merging its three key multicultural agencies to create one body to oversee the promotion of...

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Trans-Tasman migration flows revealed

29 July 20160 comments

The migratory links between Australia and New Zealand remain as strong as ever, according to a new data analysis. But...

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