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

April 2014

‘Passive tolerance’ a result of diverse communities

11 April 20140 comments

It is called ‘passive tolerance’ and it is the most hopeful piece of social theory to emerge in a long...

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AMES forges partnership with Royal Children’s Hospital

7 April 20140 comments

AMES has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Royal Children’s Hospital in a move to improve cross...

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Refugee artist stages solo exhibition

4 April 20140 comments

Former Heartlands Refugee Art Prize winner Minela Krupic is bringing her poignant and thought-provoking first solo...

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March 2014

Newcomers happy and keen to work, survey finds

17 March 20142 comments

Newly arrived migrants and refugees overwhelmingly find Australia a welcoming place that is relatively free from racism, a...

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