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Socceroos powered by refugees

16 June 20260 comments

Three Socceroos currently representing Australia and the World Cup arrived in Australia as refugees.
Nestory Irankunda, 20, Mohamed Touré, 22, and Awer Mabil, 30 all came to Australia as refugees.
They…

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Human displacement remains at record levels – UNHCR report

15 June 20260 comments

Human displacement remains at a record high despite a slight drop in the numbers people forced to flee their homes, according to a new report from the UN’s refugee…

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Migrant, refugee communities growing anxious over Iran war, cost-of-living and migration narratives – survey finds

2 June 20260 comments

Levels of anxiety are rising among emerging refugee and migrant communities in Australia because of the conflict in the Middle East, increasingly negative political narratives around migration and the…

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Exclusive – New global database aimed at helping stateless people

19 May 20260 comments

A new world-first legal database has been created to help stateless people achieve positive human rights outcomes, including residency and citizenship.
The ‘Global Caselaw Database on Statelessness’ has been established…

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Afghan baby evacuee becomes an Aussie citizen

14 May 20260 comments

The first baby born among the cohort of Afghan refugees who were airlifted out of Kabul and resettled in Australia following the return to power of the Taliban in…

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Victorian 2026-27 state budget supports multiculturalism

7 May 20260 comments

Despite rising debt and increasing economic uncertainty caused by the conflict in the Middle East, the 2026-27 Victorian state budget has delivered significant support for multiculturalism and multicultural communities…

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February 2023

A year of Russia’s war in Ukraine – the fallout

24 February 20230 comments

Today marks one year since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ushered in the deaths of thousands of people and the creation...

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Ukrainians still standing firm 12 months on

23 February 20230 comments

As the world marks a year since Ukraine was illegally invaded by Russia, Ukrainians at home and in exile across...

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Asylum seekers overjoyed at permanent visas

15 February 20230 comments

Syrian asylum seeker and café operator Nayran Tabiei has lived in uncertainty for 11 years. Forced to flee Iran and...

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AG promises reform on asylum arrangements

2 February 20230 comments

Australia’s Attorney General Mark Dreyfus has foreshadowed sweeping reforms to Australia’s asylum laws and arrangements...

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