Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

Socceroos powered by refugees

16 June 20260 comments

Three Socceroos currently representing Australia and the World Cup arrived in Australia as refugees.
Nestory Irankunda, 20, Mohamed Touré, 22, and Awer Mabil, 30 all came to Australia as refugees.
They…

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Human displacement remains at record levels – UNHCR report

15 June 20260 comments

Human displacement remains at a record high despite a slight drop in the numbers people forced to flee their homes, according to a new report from the UN’s refugee…

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Migrant, refugee communities growing anxious over Iran war, cost-of-living and migration narratives – survey finds

2 June 20260 comments

Levels of anxiety are rising among emerging refugee and migrant communities in Australia because of the conflict in the Middle East, increasingly negative political narratives around migration and the…

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Exclusive – New global database aimed at helping stateless people

19 May 20260 comments

A new world-first legal database has been created to help stateless people achieve positive human rights outcomes, including residency and citizenship.
The ‘Global Caselaw Database on Statelessness’ has been established…

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Afghan baby evacuee becomes an Aussie citizen

14 May 20260 comments

The first baby born among the cohort of Afghan refugees who were airlifted out of Kabul and resettled in Australia following the return to power of the Taliban in…

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Victorian 2026-27 state budget supports multiculturalism

7 May 20260 comments

Despite rising debt and increasing economic uncertainty caused by the conflict in the Middle East, the 2026-27 Victorian state budget has delivered significant support for multiculturalism and multicultural communities…

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Lead story

June 2025

Migration should be part of the post-election conversation

3 June 20250 comments

Opinion – Vanda Fortunato, Chair AMES Australia In the aftermath of Labor’s decisive election victory, there has been...

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May 2025

Victorian Budget targets families, cost of living

21 May 20250 comments

Families and people struggling with the cost of living are among the biggest winners in this year’s Victorian budget....

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Refugee has dreams of hi-tech future

14 May 20250 comments

An Afghan refugee who was forced to flee the brutal Taliban regime is now carving out a new life and...

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Migrants, refugees voted with their hearts

5 May 20250 comments

Refugee and migrant communities are breathing a sigh of relief following the Labour Party’s decisive victory in the 2025...

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