Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

Latino Australians rally to support Venezuela quake victims

10 July 20260 comments

Latin American communities around Australia are rallying to support the victims of the catastrophic earthquake in Venezuela.
Owner of the Papelon café in Melbourne’s Footscray Reveka Hurtado recently held a…

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Refugee Week 2026 – Syrian, Iraqi refugees happy and settling well, survey finds

19 June 20260 comments

Syrian and Iraqi refugees who came to Australia as a result of the conflict in their homelands are overwhelmingly happy with their lives, feeling safe and optimistic about the…

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Socceroos powered by refugees

16 June 20260 comments

Three Socceroos currently representing Australia and the World Cup arrived in Australia as refugees.
Nestory Irankunda, 20, Mohamed Touré, 22, and Awer Mabil, 30 all came to Australia as refugees.
They…

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Human displacement remains at record levels – UNHCR report

15 June 20260 comments

Human displacement remains at a record high despite a slight drop in the numbers people forced to flee their homes, according to a new report from the UN’s refugee…

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Migrant, refugee communities growing anxious over Iran war, cost-of-living and migration narratives – survey finds

2 June 20260 comments

Levels of anxiety are rising among emerging refugee and migrant communities in Australia because of the conflict in the Middle East, increasingly negative political narratives around migration and the…

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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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July 2014

Opinion Piece: Middle East conflicts stem from centuries-old rift

1 July 20140 comments

Sunni insurgents sweeping through Iraq as Shia militias mobilise against them; the Syrian conflict reaching new heights of...

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June 2014

Migrant couples a fix for skills shortage

20 June 20140 comments

A new research project will look into how Australia can better utilise the talents and qualifications of spouses of the...

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Asylum seeker choir brings down the house

17 June 20143 comments

An audience of almost 500 appreciative music lovers enjoyed an encore performance this week by the AMES Voices Without...

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Six years on the run from the book burners

17 June 20143 comments

When Afghan bookbinder and printer Amini published a version of the Qur’an in his native language it triggered a six...

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