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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Asylum seeker wins national poetry prize

29 August 20143 comments

Twelve-year-old Maryam Sathat Sobhani has been in Australia just a year and first encountered the English language just two...

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Standing up for truth in the face of torture – a victim’s story

19 August 20145 comments

Arrested four times, brutally tortured and his career ruined – Iranian asylum seeker Nik Salehi is hoping he can...

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Victoria a rainbow state of spoken languages

15 August 20141 comment

Victorians speak more languages than there are countries in the world with more than 250 tongues in regular use across...

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A refugee’s culinary quest

14 August 20140 comments

A young woman who fled war-torn Sudan just three years ago with little English and almost no schooling is now...

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