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

March 2018

EU nationals quitting Britain in rising numbers

21 March 20180 comments

The number of European Union citizens leaving the UK is at its highest level for a decade with 130,000 quitting...

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Better data on migration could yield $35 billion – report

19 March 20180 comments

Better use of data on migration could help turn human mobility into an asset worth tens of billions of dollars,...

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Is there a language gap between Aussies and migrants?

19 March 20181 comment

A new study has been launched to investigate the language gap between native in English speakers and migrants whose...

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Dandenong our most multicultural community

19 March 20180 comments

The City of Greater Dandenong, in Melbourne’s southeast, is now officially Australia’s most culturally diverse...

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