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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Lead story

April 2014

No place for racism despite debate over legislation – Human Rights Commissioner

14 April 20140 comments

For a man whose appointment as Human Rights Commissioner stirred up heated political controversy, Tim Wilson has shown he...

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‘Passive tolerance’ a result of diverse communities

11 April 20140 comments

It is called ‘passive tolerance’ and it is the most hopeful piece of social theory to emerge in a long...

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AMES forges partnership with Royal Children’s Hospital

7 April 20140 comments

AMES has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Royal Children’s Hospital in a move to improve cross...

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Refugee artist stages solo exhibition

4 April 20140 comments

Former Heartlands Refugee Art Prize winner Minela Krupic is bringing her poignant and thought-provoking first solo...

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