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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November 2022

Songs from the refugee route to Europe

2 November 20220 comments

A new album captures the songs and music of migrants travelling the Balkans route seeking safety in Europe after fleeing...

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Resilience and enterprise at the heart of refugee’s journey

2 November 20221 comment

Afghan businessman Khalilullah Dydar is a two time refugee. As a boy and a member of Hazara ethnic minority he...

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October 2022

2022 Federal Budget includes support for migrants, refugees

26 October 20220 comments

The 2022-23 federal budget has some positive measures for Australia’s multicultural communities but there are also...

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First and second generation migrants now in the majority – ABS

21 October 20220 comments

The number Australians either born overseas or with one parent born overseas has risen above 50 per cent of the...

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