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

May 2015

The good, the bad and the ugly – how the 2015-16 Federal Budget shapes up

15 May 20150 comments

The 2015-16 Federal Budget brings good news and bad news for both the migration and humanitarian sectors and the broader...

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A day in the life of Melbourne’s multicultural hub

6 May 20150 comments

Melbourne’s diverse and ever changing cultural landscape has a meeting point in the form of a three-story building....

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April 2015

Refugee’s smile hides long and tortuous journey to safety

29 April 20150 comments

Blinded by a land mine explosion, exiled from his boyhood village by a brutal military regime and after more than...

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Ethnic Anzacs: the untold story of diversity in the trenches

24 April 20150 comments

Most Australians are familiar with the story of the Anzac and the grit and determination shown by young Aussies fighting...

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