Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

Supporting a thousand refugee families to find homes

17 April 20260 comments

A thousand refugee families across Melbourne have safe and secure homes thanks to the work of former Karen-Burmese refugee, Law Baw.
As a housing worker with migrant and refugee settlement…

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Rethinking the global displacement crisis

1 April 20260 comments

Refugee resettlement in third countries is now not a durable solution to the global crisis of human displacement, according to former Assistant Secretary of the United Nations Professor Gillian…

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Migrant women find independence and more rights in Australia

16 March 20260 comments

Migrant women in Australia are finding more independence, equality and a healthier and wealthier life with more opportunity than in their home countries, according to a new survey.
An overwhelming…

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Challenges and opportunities await Iranian women footballers

12 March 20260 comments

Nine years ago Neda Zeyghami left Iran to begin a new life in Australia. She reflects on what awaits the six Iranian women soccer players who have been granted…

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‘Women of Impact’ recognised

12 March 20260 comments

Five women from multicultural communities have been recognised for their contributions to building the capacity of their own communities and to bolstering broader social cohesion.
The AMES Australia ‘Women of…

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Fall of a dictator – is this end of Iran’s regime

4 March 20260 comments

Neda Zeyghami is part of Australia’s Iranian diaspora. In this opinion piece, she examines the emotional and political realities of witnessing upheaval in one’s homeland, and questions what the…

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Lead story

July 2015

The global refugee crisis – by the numbers

17 July 20150 comments

Last month, the UNHCR released its Global Trends Report for 2014 outlining the organisation’s activities, achievements...

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Cricket, lovely cricket

15 July 20151 comment

Sri Lankan asylum seeker Phillip David has two great loves; cricket and the countryside. But the circumstances of his...

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Climate change refugees out on a limb  

14 July 20151 comment

People displaced from their homes by the effects of global warming will not enjoy protection under current international or...

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Quarter century bonds of friendship stem ‘a little help’

10 July 20150 comments

A retired nursing educator from Brighton and a migrant from Lebanon who fate brought together as volunteer tutor and...

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