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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April 2015

Former refugee selected in Australian squad

2 April 20151 comment

Former refugee Fawad Ahmed will be hoping to make his Test cricket debut for Australia in the coming months after...

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March 2015

Refugee musician reaches out across the globe  

17 March 20152 comments

The latest ‘craze’ among the hundreds of thousands of people who make up the global Karen diaspora is a young...

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Cricket provides an outlet for asylum seeker

16 March 20152 comments

A young Sri Lankan asylum seeker who fled violence, death threats and crime syndicates at home is carving out a...

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Unity a mission in one man’s life

13 March 20151 comment

Helping people connect with each other while assisting them to learn are the inter-related twin passions of English...

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