Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

Afghan evacuees feel welcome and safe five years on – survey

1 October 20260 comments

Afghan families who arrived in Australia five years ago this month after being evacuated from Kabul as it fell to the Taliban are feeling welcome, safe, confident about their…

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Refugee footballers win a flag and friendships

24 September 20260 comments

When the Nhill Tigers under-14 boys team won the Wimmera District AFL grand final this month, it was the culmination of an intensive season of training and drills.
It was…

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New immigration arrangements revealed

17 September 20260 comments

The federal government will tighten temporary visa rules in a bid to reduce annual net overseas migration from about 300,000 to 225,000 people by 2028.
The government’s new immigration policy…

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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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Lead story

January 2016

Migrant tragedy unfolding in secret

13 January 20160 comments

While the migration crisis in Europe and the Middle East has received blanket media coverage for more than four years,...

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Two time refugees just want to rebuild their lives

8 January 20160 comments

Majid Rezai and Nayran Tabai are refugees twice over. In 2010, for the second time in their lives, the couple...

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December 2015

2015 – The year of the refugee

21 December 20150 comments

The number of people forced to flee war or conflict will top 60 million before the end of 2015, the...

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Disadvantage being entrenched in the outer suburbs – studies show

15 December 20150 comments

Australia’s poorest urban communities, including many people recently arrived to Australia, are largely clustered in...

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