Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

Federal budget offers restrained relief

17 May 20240 comments

The 2024 federal budget will see Australia’s migration and refugee programs remain as significant parts of the nation’s political and economic lifeblood.

The migration program will see an… Read Full Article

Safe space created for Melbourne’s gig workers

1 May 20240 comments

They are the forgotten people of cities around the world – gig workers and delivery drivers who go about their difficult and often dangerous jobs with little… Read Full Article

Reflections on my homeland

18 April 20240 comments

I have been living permanently in Melbourne for the past 20 years and in 2023 my family and I decided to go back to Nepal for a… Read Full Article

Sun shines finally on Persian chef

18 April 20240 comments

Twelve years after he fled Iran in fear of his life Melbourne chef and humanitarian Hamed Allahyari can now call Australia his forever home.

As asylum seekers, Hamed… Read Full Article

Gift of food and friendship helping families settle in Mildura

14 March 20240 comments

An innovative new project is connecting Congolese and Burundian families newly arrived in Mildura with members of the existing local communities.

Set up by Jules Kangeta, a Case… Read Full Article

Community leader and volunteer is ‘Woman of Impact’

8 March 20240 comments

A Syrian refugee who overcame war, persecution and displacement to become a key leader and bulwark of her community is the inaugural ‘AMES Australia Woman of Impact’.

Norma… Read Full Article

Lead story

June 2023

Unravelling Afghanistan: Understanding the Nuances of a Troubled Nation – Jalal Ahmadzai

1 June 20236 comments

Jalal Ahmadzai is one of the many Afghan nationals evacuated from Kabul following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in...

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Volunteering is its own reward

1 June 20230 comments

When her homeland invaded Ukraine in 2022, Russian-Australian woman Victoria’s world was rocked. She was devastated and...

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Ukrainian refugee engineer finds her niche

1 June 20230 comments

Ukrainian refugee and telecoms engineer Nataliia Chilikina has been able to resume her career in Australia after having to...

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May 2023

Did 248 asylum seekers drown on their way to Australia?

1 May 20230 comments

A boat load of asylum seekers appears to have disappeared in the Indian Ocean on route to Australia or New...

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