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

December 2015

Asylum seeker boat an important piece of recent history

8 December 20151 comment

A 45-foot fishing boat that carried 66 asylum seekers on a perilous voyage across the Indian Ocean is to become...

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November 2015

Refugee finds safety but sadness lingers

17 November 20151 comment

When three of Syrian refugee George’s friends were killed during the bitter fighting in his home city of Aleppo, he...

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Photography exhibition reveals the real Nauru

17 November 20151 comment

A new exhibition of compelling images from the island nation of Nauru offers an alternative perspective on a place that...

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Reflecting on forty years of race discrimination law

10 November 20150 comments

Racial discrimination is alive and well in Australia forty years after it was officially banned under law, according to...

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