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

February 2015

UN report exposes dire refugee crisis

11 February 20150 comments

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) Statistical Yearbook provides a snapshot of the grave refugee...

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Asian Cup a window on the region and ourselves

6 February 20151 comment

Crowds at the 2015 Asian Cup soccer tournament held in Australia last month have presented a unique window on the...

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January 2015

Horticulture replaces hardship and horror – a refugee’s journey

15 January 20156 comments

A former refugee born in a camp on the Thai-Burma border who spoke no English when he arrived in Australia...

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Recording Melbourne’s disappearing west

14 January 20152 comments

Warren Kirk says he lives life “looking in the rear view mirror”. The accomplished photographer has spent seven years...

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