Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

Local communities support victims of Nepal-Tibet disaster

3 September 20260 comments

Australia’s Himalayan communities have rallied to support the victims of the catastrophic floods in Nepal and Tibet.
Community groups are raising money to support victims and community vigils are being…

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Migrant jobs at risk from AI – analysis

31 August 20260 comments

Migrants in Australia are among the most vulnerable to losing their jobs to the roll out of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, a new analysis has found.
An AI Industry Impact…

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Nahid’s story – one woman’s epic journey from statelessness to service

31 August 20260 comments

Nahid Kazemi spent ten years struggling to survive in Malaysia as a stateless refugee after fleeing Iran. Earlier, her family had fled their home in Afghanistan because of war.
She…

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Painting provides healing and happiness

5 August 20260 comments

Cancer, spinal surgery and long-term unemployment have failed to dampen the dreams of Thai migrant Chattraporn Suwantevakup.
Between 2019 and 2022, Chattraporn, 62, underwent intensive treatment for follicular lymphoma, including…

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Finding the sweet spot – how a refugee rebuilt his life

30 July 20260 comments

Aghan refugee Hafiz Kamali has overcome being targeted by the Taliban, having little English language and almost no knowledge of commercial practice in Australia to start a business and…

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Refugee convention marks 75 years under existential threat

30 July 20260 comments

This month marks the 75th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention, which was created in the wake and amid the wreckage of World War II to help people fleeing…

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Lead story

July 2015

Climate change refugees out on a limb  

14 July 20151 comment

People displaced from their homes by the effects of global warming will not enjoy protection under current international or...

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Quarter century bonds of friendship stem ‘a little help’

10 July 20150 comments

A retired nursing educator from Brighton and a migrant from Lebanon who fate brought together as volunteer tutor and...

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June 2015

World Refugee Day gives pause to consider dire global problem

23 June 20150 comments

Hundreds of thousands of people turned out on city streets around the globe in support of refugees and asylum seekers...

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French films illuminate global refugee tragedy

18 June 20150 comments

French cinema is receiving international acclaim for increasingly highlighting the struggles of immigrants and refugees...

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