Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

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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Diversity celebrated on ANZAC Day

30 April 20261 comment

Cultural diversity is increasingly becoming a feature of Anzac Day commemorations.
The Karen refugee community at Nhill, in Victoria’s north-east, have been integral to the town’s Anzac Day commemoration for…

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Australia’s migrant population growing and changing – ABS report

30 April 20260 comments

Australia’s overseas-born population has increased to 8.8 million, or 32 per cent of the total population, according to new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ASBS).
The latest data,…

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Teenagers show the way towards social cohesion

30 April 20261 comment

The Australia Day speeches of two schoolgirls from the northern Victorian town of Nhill are signposts to the inspiring and exemplar story of a community that had embraced diversity…

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Lead story

June 2014

One woman’s refugee journey

16 June 20143 comments

Melika Yassin Sheikh-Eldin is one of Australia’s great untold refugee success stories. After fleeing war from Eritrea in...

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Australia really is the lucky country – viewed through migrants’ eyes

15 June 20140 comments

New migrants to Australia are actively engaged in forging a new life in their adopted country and show high levels...

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Race and gender diversity ignored by Hollywood

14 June 20140 comments

Despite strong evidence that reflecting cultural diversity is a sure fire formula for success, Hollywood’s film and...

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May 2014

Latest CALD jobless rates

28 May 20140 comments

Vietnamese, Lebanese and Chinese are the migrant groups most likely to be out of work, according to new Employment...

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