Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

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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Fall of a dictator – is this end of Iran’s regime

4 March 20260 comments

Neda Zeyghami is part of Australia’s Iranian diaspora. In this opinion piece, she examines the emotional and political realities of witnessing upheaval in one’s homeland, and questions what the…

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Lead story

February 2016

Global conflict the worst it has ever been

23 February 20161 comment

Decades long civil wars, battles over territory and fights for power have created a world with more individual conflicts...

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Saving Dutchie – a refugee story

23 February 20162 comments

Sometimes small things can make big differences. And for Karen refugee Eh Hta Dah Shee (Dutchie), a small act of...

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Feeding a passion for self-reliance

18 February 20161 comment

It’s the lunch time rush in an eatery at Campbellfield in Melbourne’s north and an Australian couple sits in the...

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January 2016

Migrant tragedy unfolding in secret

13 January 20160 comments

While the migration crisis in Europe and the Middle East has received blanket media coverage for more than four years,...

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