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

February 2022

Australian Ukrainians supporting victims of Russian invasion

25 February 20220 comments

Ukrainian communities across Australia are rallying to support the people of their homeland as Russia ramps up a brutal...

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Women migrants’ group reaching out

4 February 20221 comment

A new support group based in Melbourne’s north is helping newly arrived migrant and refugee women navigate their new...

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Former seaman steers nursing home through waves of COVID

4 February 20221 comment

Essex Diocena is used the navigating troubled waters. The Filipino migrant went from being the captain of a merchant...

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The issues behind global human suffering

4 February 20220 comments

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the rise of the omicron variant has drawn attention away from a plethora of...

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