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

January 2015

Recording Melbourne’s disappearing west

14 January 20152 comments

Warren Kirk says he lives life “looking in the rear view mirror”. The accomplished photographer has spent seven years...

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Elite sport becoming more culturally diverse

12 January 20150 comments

Tennis and swimming are the sports with the most culturally diverse set of participants; AFL is attracting more players...

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‘Ghost ships’ a worrying development

5 January 20150 comments

They are called ‘ghost ships’ and they are a worrying new trend which sees human traffickers exploit desperate refugees...

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December 2014

A first-hand account of the horrors of Syria

18 December 20142 comments

(Warning: this story includes graphic and confronting material) Rafik Heshmeh, 27, a refugee from Syria, has been in...

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